Rafael Epstein (28)
Batting – Top-Order Batter
U18 (2015/16)
VIC
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Bulleen Templestowe Cricket Club · Doncaster Cricket Club (VIC) · Glen Waverley Cricket Club · Templestowe Cricket Club · Melbourne University Cricket Club · Maccabi AJAX Cricket Club · Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1997
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2015/16 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2013/14 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight
103* off 99
Under 18 Friday (Gold) · 2015/16 · 16×4, 1×6
· SR 104
Ball-by-ball detail isn't available for this match, so the innings worm and shot breakdown aren't shown.
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
14/100
Batting
Proficient
60/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 27 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 46 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 60.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 9% of 50+ scores become hundreds (10 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
info
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
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 36.8.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 103.
- ✓ Safe hands — 24 catches in 46 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting 60 × 30% · 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
- ×0.32 for the level played (3rd grade 8 · Club 19 · 4th grade 19). 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: 16 catches + 2 stumpings + 5 run outs (5 direct, 0 assisted) in 46 matches — 0.50 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 1,365 runs in 46 innings, adjusted average 36.8, strike rate 60.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 11.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 46 played) — 0.04 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (46)
8
Ct (field)
16
Ct (WK)
0.52
Catches / match
5
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
2
Stumpings
31
Total dismissals
0.67
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1365
Runs (46 inns)
36.77
Avg (adj)
60.17
Strike rate
103
High score
11
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
2
Wickets (11 ov)
1.82
Economy
10
Average
3
Maidens
0
Extras / over
33
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 46 imported |
| Batting | 1365 runs in 46 inns @ 36.77 (SR 60.17) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 10×50, HS 103, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 10 (econ 1.82, SR 33) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 24 ct, 5 RO, 2 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 31 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.52
Catches / match
0.67
Dismissals / match
Across 46 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 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 55 | 16.67 | 50.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 98* | 33.83 | 58.39 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 2 | 129 | 63* | 23.69 | 107.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 22* | 30.56 | 67.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 58* | 44.38 | 54.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 97 | 64.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 1 | 238 | 103* | 105.78 | 93.7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 11 | 2 | 250 | 61 | 26.86 | 5000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 52* | 50 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1.83 | 36 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1.8 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Rafael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.