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Nikhil Valecha
WA · 52 matches ·
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
ChurchCricket NSW - Representative Teams · Claremont Nedlands Cricket Club · Sydney United Sports Club Inc. · Sydney Cricket Club · North Shore Cricket Club · Western Wolves Cricket Club · Western Tigers Cricket Club · Northern Cricket Union · Artarmon Raptors Cricket Club · Western Sydney Club
Representative pathway — 12 pathway points in the overall rating
● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
● Body of work — 84 imported matches (+1.7)
● Genuine all-rounder — strong in both disciplines (+8)
Critical recommendations
mediumBatting
Too many aerial dismissals
45 of 64 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
mediumBatting
High duck rate
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.
mediumBatting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (19 fifties, 3 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
infoFielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.77 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 39.4.
✓ Scores quickly (SR 122.7) without sacrificing consistency.
✓ Proven ability to go big — 3 hundred(s), best of 158.
✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.6.
✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.46.
✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 20 balls.
✓ Safe hands — 65 catches in 84 matches (0.77 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 56 × 40% · Batting 77 × 30% · Bowling 73 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.35 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · 2nd grade 1 · 3rd grade 6 · Club 74). 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: 65 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 84 matches — 0.81 per match.
Batting
2,618 runs in 79 innings, adjusted average 39.4, strike rate 122.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
136 wickets in 78 matches bowled in (of 84 played) — 1.74 per match at 11.6, economy 3.46, strike rate 20.1.
Fielding — imported matches (84)
65
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.77
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
68
Total dismissals
0.81
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
2618
Runs (79 inns)
39.43
Avg (adj)
122.72
Strike rate
158
High score
15
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)Fifty (50–99)Not out (under 50)Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
136
Wickets (455.2 ov)
3.46
Economy
11.57
Average
78
Maidens
0.03
Extras / over
20.1
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
Matches
84 imported
Batting
2618 runs in 79 inns @ 39.43 (SR 122.72)
Milestones
3×100, 19×50, HS 158, 8 ducks
Bowling
136 wkts @ 11.57 (econ 3.46, SR 20.1)
Best / 5WI
5-9 · 2 five-fors
Fielding
65 ct, 3 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 68 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.77
Catches / match
0.81
Dismissals / match
Across 84 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
8
0
219
74
27.38
113.47
2
0
2021/22
9
1
272
111
33.58
3022.22
2
1
2020/21
22
6
591
137*
34.19
591
2
1
2019/20
18
2
737
90
45.49
168.26
7
0
2018/19
21
6
754
158*
46.16
8377.78
6
1
2017/18
1
0
45
45
45
—
0
0
Bowling
Season
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Avg
Econ
SR
2022/23
93.5
33
219
21
10.43
2.34
26.7
2021/22
22.5
1
117
11
10.64
5.2
12.3
2020/21
112.5
13
356
35
10.17
3.16
19.3
2019/20
85
13
370
22
16.82
4.35
23.2
2018/19
134.7
17
493
43
11.47
3.66
18.8
2017/18
7
1
19
4
4.75
2.71
10.5
Fielding
Season
Ct
WK Ct
RO
St
Dismissals
2022/23
2
0
0
0
2
2021/22
7
0
1
0
8
2020/21
13
0
1
0
14
2019/20
20
0
0
0
20
2018/19
22
0
0
0
22
2017/18
1
0
1
0
2
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