Eric Botha
Bowling – Opening Bowler
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
White Knights Baldivis Cricket Club · South Perth Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
34/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
60/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
47/100
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 33 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 62 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 13.2 over 60 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.52 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 32 catches in 62 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 60 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 47 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.75 for the level played (1st grade 33 · Club 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 32 catches + 8 run outs (2 direct, 6 assisted) in 62 matches — 0.65 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 60 innings at 13.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 97 wickets in 61 matches bowled in (of 62 played) — 1.59 per match at 23.9, economy 3.83, strike rate 37.4.
Fielding — imported matches (62)
32
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.52
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
6
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
40
Total dismissals
0.65
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
707
Runs (60 inns)
13.16
Avg (adj)
96.05
Strike rate
68
High score
7
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
97
Wickets (604.7 ov)
3.83
Economy
23.86
Average
110
Maidens
0.11
Extras / over
37.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 62 imported |
| Batting | 707 runs in 60 inns @ 13.16 (SR 96.05) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 68, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 97 wkts @ 23.86 (econ 3.83, SR 37.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-19 · 4 five-fors |
| Fielding | 32 ct, 8 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 40 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.52
Catches / match
0.65
Dismissals / match
Across 62 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 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 10.67 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 21 | 2 | 290 | 52 | 15.12 | 92.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 19 | 2 | 226 | 68* | 13.15 | 112.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 2 | 167 | 53* | 10.98 | 84.77 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 25.8 | 3 | 105 | 3 | 35 | 4.06 | 51.7 |
| 2025/26 | 242.5 | 54 | 876 | 44 | 19.91 | 3.61 | 33.1 |
| 2024/25 | 152.8 | 21 | 655 | 19 | 34.47 | 4.29 | 48.3 |
| 2023/24 | 183.5 | 32 | 678 | 31 | 21.87 | 3.69 | 35.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Eric compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.