Damian Merritt (30)
Batting – Top-Order Batter
U14 (2009/10)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Reynella Cricket Club · Southern District Cricket Club (SA) · Kangarilla Cricket Club · Wirreanda Secondary School
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1995
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2009/10 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2011/12 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Proficient
47/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
86/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 9 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 6.8 over 11 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 86 × 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
- ×0.80 for the level played (1st grade 4 · Rep Div 1 5). 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: 4 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 9 matches — 0.67 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 6.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 23.0 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 9 played) — 0.57 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (9)
4
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.44
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
6
Total dismissals
0.67
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
69
Runs (11 inns)
6.84
Avg (adj)
25.53
Strike rate
15
High score
1
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
4
Wickets (23 ov)
3.78
Economy
21.75
Average
2
Maidens
0.43
Extras / over
34.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 9 imported |
| Batting | 69 runs in 11 inns @ 6.84 (SR 25.53) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 15, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 21.75 (econ 3.78, SR 34.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.44
Catches / match
0.67
Dismissals / match
Across 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 15* | 7.92 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 25.74 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 2.67 | — |
| 2009/10 | 17 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 3.94 | 34 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Damian compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.