Darren Smith
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Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 45 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 2.97 is excellent but a wicket every 45 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 102.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.97.
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 45 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 45 × 40% · Batting 47 × 30% · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.60 for the level played (1st grade 9 · 2nd grade 32 · 3rd grade 4). 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: 20 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.49 per match.
- Batting
- 802 runs in 39 innings, adjusted average 24.3, strike rate 56.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 59 wickets in 38 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.55 per match at 22.2, economy 2.97, strike rate 44.9.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 802 runs in 39 inns @ 24.26 (SR 56.09) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 102, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 59 wkts @ 22.24 (econ 2.97, SR 44.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-58 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 ct, 2 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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 50 | 23 | 62.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 11 | 1 | 286 | 102 | 28.36 | 59.96 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 2 | 202 | 85* | 44.89 | 81.12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 10 | 2 | 109 | 51 | 13.08 | 46.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 81 | 27 | 900 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 2010/11 | 131 | 27 | 334 | 19 | 17.58 | 2.55 | 41.4 |
| 2009/10 | 75 | 19 | 250 | 8 | 31.25 | 3.33 | 56.3 |
| 2008/09 | 146.2 | 33 | 386 | 22 | 17.55 | 2.64 | 39.9 |
| 2006/07 | 44 | 3 | 193 | 3 | 64.33 | 4.39 | 88 |
| 1997/98 | 26 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 42.5 | 3.27 | 78 |
| 1995/96 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 15.5 | 3.88 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006/07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.