David Wescombe

Batting – Opening Batter SA Balanced scorer
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Registered with: Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association - Representative · Woodside Cricket Club (SA) · Onkaparinga Cricket Club · Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association
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🏏 Century highlight
140 off 130
Nutrien Ag Solutions Strathalbyn - A Grade · 2017/18 · 14×4, 6×6 · SR 108

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Overall Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Advance
55/100
Batting Proficient
67/100
Bowling Proficient
62/100

Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 182 imported matches (+3.6)

Critical recommendations

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.49 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 31.8.
  • ✓ Proven ability to go big — 7 hundred(s), best of 140.
  • ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.4.
  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.37.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 90 catches in 182 matches (0.49 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 55 × 40% · Batting 67 × 30% · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.30 for the level played (Club 182). 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: 73 catches + 6 run outs (6 direct, 0 assisted) in 182 matches — 0.43 per match.
Batting
5,562 runs in 188 innings, adjusted average 31.8, strike rate 86.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
88 wickets in 93 matches bowled in (of 182 played) — 0.95 per match at 17.4, economy 3.37, strike rate 31.0.

Fielding — imported matches (182)

73
Ct (field)
17
Ct (WK)
0.49
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
4
Stumpings
100
Total dismissals
0.55
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

5562
Runs (188 inns)
31.79
Avg (adj)
86.24
Strike rate
140
High score
14
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

88
Wickets (454.5 ov)
3.37
Economy
17.41
Average
74
Maidens
0.12
Extras / over
31
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 182 imported
Batting 5562 runs in 188 inns @ 31.79 (SR 86.24)
Milestones 7×100, 28×50, HS 140, 12 ducks
Bowling 88 wkts @ 17.41 (econ 3.37, SR 31)
Best / 5WI 6-26 · 1 five-fors
Fielding 90 ct, 6 RO, 4 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 100 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.49
Catches / match
0.55
Dismissals / match

Across 182 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 18 0 384 67 21.33 84.96 1 0
2020/21 17 3 493 73 34.12 107.88 2 0
2019/20 14 1 520 132 39.8 138.3 3 1
2018/19 23 2 489 61 23.11 90.22 1 0
2017/18 25 3 957 140 42.87 102.57 5 4
2016/17 23 1 674 92 30.58 100 5 0
2015/16 22 2 908 137 45.02 189.17 6 2
2014/15 15 1 335 79 23.82 121.38 1 0
2013/14 8 1 183 84 25.73 351.92 1 0
2012/13 13 0 361 79 27.77 — 2 0
2011/12 4 0 57 23 14.25 — 0 0
2010/11 6 0 201 85 33.5 — 1 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2021/22 36.5 4 111 8 13.88 3.04 27.4
2020/21 42.5 1 124 9 13.78 2.92 28.3
2019/20 31 5 129 9 14.33 4.16 20.7
2018/19 35.7 2 153 12 12.75 4.29 17.8
2017/18 7 0 33 2 16.5 4.71 21
2016/17 23.8 3 114 0 — 4.78 —
2015/16 43.8 5 177 8 22.13 4.04 32.9
2014/15 5 1 16 2 8 3.2 15
2013/14 46 6 218 6 36.33 4.74 46
2012/13 76.3 17 262 12 21.83 3.43 38.2
2011/12 48.8 10 101 9 11.22 2.07 32.6
2010/11 58 20 94 11 8.55 1.62 31.6

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2021/22 12 0 2 0 14
2020/21 11 0 0 0 11
2019/20 6 0 1 0 7
2018/19 6 0 1 0 7
2017/18 5 6 0 4 15
2016/17 9 2 1 0 12
2015/16 5 4 1 0 10
2014/15 6 5 0 0 11
2013/14 3 0 0 0 3
2012/13 7 0 0 0 7
2011/12 1 0 0 0 1
2010/11 2 0 0 0 2
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