Nicholas Zilkens (36)
Representative pathway — 14 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Body of work — 23 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
8 of 15 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 23 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 37 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.78 for the level played (Rep Div 1 23). 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: 9 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 23 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 16.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 10 wickets in 6 matches bowled in (of 23 played) — 0.43 per match at 11.9, economy 2.90, strike rate 24.6.
Fielding — imported matches (23)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 23 imported |
| Batting | 271 runs in 21 inns @ 16.59 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 49, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 11.9 (econ 2.9, SR 24.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-32 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 18* | 13.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 6.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 8 | 1 | 138 | 49 | 19.41 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 27* | 24.48 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 | 18 |
| 2004/05 | 29 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 14.5 | 3 | 29 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004/05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Nicholas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.