Kirsten Funston
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 11 matches (+4.4)
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.6 over 18 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
7 of 14 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
1.0 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 5.66 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 28% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.23 dismissals per match across 30 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 38 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.45 for the level played (1st grade 3 · 2nd grade 8 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 18). 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: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 5.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 12 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.67 per match at 27.4, economy 5.66, strike rate 29.1.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 83 runs in 18 inns @ 5.64 (SR 71.26) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 17, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 27.42 (econ 5.66, SR 29.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-15 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 1 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 7.18 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2.95 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | — | 6.75 | — |
| 2016/17 | 22 | 0 | 125 | 4 | 31.25 | 5.68 | 33 |
| 2015/16 | 24.2 | 0 | 123 | 8 | 15.38 | 5.09 | 18.1 |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | — | 8 | — |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
How does Kirsten compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.