Luke Bird
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Newcastle District Cricket Association Inc. · University of Newcastle Cricket Club · Coffs Colts Cricket Club · Cardiff-Boolaroo District Cricket Club · Newcastle Cricket Zone
Overall
Needs Work
12/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
53/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
62/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 95 imported matches (+1.9)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.45 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.57.
- ✓ Safe hands — 43 catches in 95 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 53 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (State competition 1 · 1st grade 2 · Rep Div 1 3 · Club 89). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 43 catches + 9 run outs (9 direct, 0 assisted) in 95 matches — 0.55 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 83 innings at 18.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 182 wickets in 88 matches bowled in (of 95 played) — 2.07 per match at 17.3, economy 3.57, strike rate 29.0.
Fielding — imported matches (95)
43
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.45
Catches / match
9
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
52
Total dismissals
0.55
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1347
Runs (83 inns)
18.38
Avg (adj)
100.29
Strike rate
77
High score
11
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
182
Wickets (879.5 ov)
3.57
Economy
17.26
Average
131
Maidens
0.37
Extras / over
29
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 95 imported |
| Batting | 1347 runs in 83 inns @ 18.38 (SR 100.29) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 77, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 182 wkts @ 17.26 (econ 3.57, SR 29) |
| Best / 5WI | 9-75 · 5 five-fors |
| Fielding | 43 ct, 9 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 52 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.45
Catches / match
0.55
Dismissals / match
Across 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 11.04 | 127.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 11 | 4 | 127 | 42 | 15.74 | 112.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 35 | 13 | 188.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 64 | 18.86 | 235.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 43 | 21.43 | 1666.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 0 | 186 | 57 | 23.25 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 9.57 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 7 | 0 | 146 | 43 | 20.86 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 77 | 26.8 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 48 | 15.71 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 49 | 23.72 | 358.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 8.33 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 83 | 13 | 298 | 21 | 14.19 | 3.59 | 23.7 |
| 2018/19 | 85.2 | 9 | 366 | 18 | 20.33 | 4.3 | 28.4 |
| 2017/18 | 74.5 | 12 | 281 | 24 | 11.71 | 3.77 | 18.6 |
| 2016/17 | 31.2 | 6 | 150 | 4 | 37.5 | 4.81 | 46.8 |
| 2015/16 | 76.5 | 6 | 298 | 11 | 27.09 | 3.9 | 41.7 |
| 2014/15 | 72.2 | 9 | 248 | 13 | 19.08 | 3.44 | 33.3 |
| 2013/14 | 84 | 9 | 296 | 20 | 14.8 | 3.52 | 25.2 |
| 2012/13 | 70 | 8 | 228 | 10 | 22.8 | 3.26 | 42 |
| 2011/12 | 61.5 | 8 | 210 | 10 | 21 | 3.41 | 36.9 |
| 2010/11 | 119 | 24 | 407 | 27 | 15.07 | 3.42 | 26.4 |
| 2009/10 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 | 1.55 | 40 |
| 2008/09 | 67.5 | 10 | 202 | 17 | 11.88 | 2.99 | 23.8 |
| 2007/08 | 32 | 8 | 101 | 2 | 50.5 | 3.16 | 96 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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