Darren Fairless
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 59.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Going at 6.66 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.13 catches per match over 32 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
17 of 22 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 19 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 19.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 0.72 per match at 35.7, economy 6.66, strike rate 32.2.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 443 runs in 27 inns @ 19.45 (SR 59.03) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 50, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 35.69 (econ 6.66, SR 32.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-31 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 32 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 5 | 151 | 36 | 19.97 | 66.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 0 | 207 | 36 | 17.25 | 54.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 50 | 27.67 | 65.87 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — |
| 2025/26 | 26.2 | 1 | 164 | 4 | 41 | 6.27 | 39.3 |
| 2023/24 | 27.5 | 0 | 174 | 7 | 24.86 | 6.33 | 23.6 |
| 2021/22 | 11 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 45 | 8.18 | 33 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.