Dean Merola
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Corrimal Cricket Club · Balgownie Cricket Club · Northern Districts Butchers Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
12/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
60/100
Batting
Not enough data
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 54.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 51 matches (0.37 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 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 (Club 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 1 match since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 49 innings at 21.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 76 wickets from 430.5 overs across 47 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 1.62 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
19
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.37
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
21
Total dismissals
0.41
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
871
Runs (49 inns)
21.77
Avg (adj)
54.02
Strike rate
62
High score
11
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
76
Wickets (430.5 ov)
2.9
Economy
16.43
Average
96
Maidens
0.02
Extras / over
34
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 871 runs in 49 inns @ 21.77 (SR 54.02) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 62, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 76 wkts @ 16.43 (econ 2.9, SR 34) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 2 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.37
Catches / match
0.41
Dismissals / match
Across 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 3 | 83 | 28 | 12.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 28 | 14.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 2 | 124 | 35* | 16.84 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 1 | 233 | 46 | 25.63 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 18.33 | 63.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 1 | 222 | 62 | 27.41 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 53* | 67.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 3.25 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 3.3 | 60 |
| 2014/15 | 56 | 15 | 145 | 13 | 11.15 | 2.59 | 25.8 |
| 2013/14 | 33.5 | 7 | 104 | 9 | 11.56 | 3.1 | 22.3 |
| 2012/13 | 53.5 | 7 | 202 | 9 | 22.44 | 3.78 | 35.7 |
| 2011/12 | 101 | 23 | 215 | 20 | 10.75 | 2.13 | 30.3 |
| 2010/11 | 22.3 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 17.33 | 2.33 | 44.7 |
| 2009/10 | 141.2 | 35 | 443 | 19 | 23.32 | 3.14 | 44.6 |
| 2008/09 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 4.67 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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