Dennis Cester
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
SA Veterans Cricket Association - Representative · Adelaide University Cricket Club · Prospect District Cricket Club · Old Scotch Cricket Club (SA) · Kilburn Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
50/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 48 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 47.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.85 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 41 catches in 48 matches (0.85 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 8 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 (3rd grade 2 · Club 46). 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
- Keeping: 35 catches + 8 stumpings + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 48 matches — 0.90 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 54 innings at 18.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 3 wickets from 15.7 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 48 played) — 0.06 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (48)
6
Ct (field)
35
Ct (WK)
0.85
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
8
Stumpings
49
Total dismissals
1.02
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
861
Runs (54 inns)
18.31
Avg (adj)
47.6
Strike rate
168
High score
8
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
3
Wickets (15.7 ov)
3.38
Economy
17.67
Average
6
Maidens
0
Extras / over
31.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 48 imported |
| Batting | 861 runs in 54 inns @ 18.31 (SR 47.6) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 168, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 3 wkts @ 17.67 (econ 3.38, SR 31.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 41 ct, 0 RO, 8 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 49 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.85
Catches / match
1.02
Dismissals / match
Across 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 0 | 149 | 50 | 24.83 | 2483.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 43 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 21* | 9.69 | 83.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 3 | 180 | 42 | 15.61 | 44.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 12 | 3 | 167 | 55* | 17.4 | 52.52 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 0 | 197 | 168 | 32.83 | 2188.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 19 | — |
| 2014/15 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 9.3 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 2.43 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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