Niraj Prakash (17)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U16 (2024/25)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Melton Junior Cricket Association - Representative Cricket · Taylors Lakes Cricket Club · Yarraville Cricket Club · Aintree Cricket Club Inc. · Footscray Cricket Club · Deer Park Cricket Club · Melton Centrals Cricket Club Inc · Power House Cricket Club · Hoppers United Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2008
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2024/25 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2024/25 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
19/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
58/100
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 61 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.1 over 43 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.68.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.37 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · Club 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 14 catches + 4 run outs (2 direct, 2 assisted) in 61 matches — 0.30 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 43 innings at 14.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 58 wickets in 58 matches bowled in (of 61 played) — 1.00 per match at 19.8, economy 3.68, strike rate 32.4.
Fielding — imported matches (61)
14
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.23
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
2
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
18
Total dismissals
0.3
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
435
Runs (43 inns)
14.12
Avg (adj)
60.67
Strike rate
58
High score
17
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
58
Wickets (313 ov)
3.68
Economy
19.84
Average
49
Maidens
0.23
Extras / over
32.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 61 imported |
| Batting | 435 runs in 43 inns @ 14.12 (SR 60.67) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 58, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 58 wkts @ 19.84 (econ 3.68, SR 32.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-20 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 4 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 18 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.23
Catches / match
0.3
Dismissals / match
Across 61 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 6 | 124 | 22 | 10.66 | 43.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 19 | 11.78 | 95.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 2 | 105 | 41 | 11.28 | 73.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 33 | 21.5 | 82.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 58* | 28.89 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 30* | 19 | 271.43 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 6.67 | — |
| 2025/26 | 183.3 | 29 | 621 | 32 | 19.41 | 3.39 | 34.4 |
| 2024/25 | 58.7 | 11 | 217 | 13 | 16.69 | 3.7 | 27.1 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 7 | 153 | 10 | 15.3 | 3.33 | 27.6 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 5.71 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 11 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 8.55 | 66 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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