Thomas Sparks (22)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U13 (2016/17)
ACT
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Competitions
Registered with:
Weston Creek Molonglo Junior Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2003
(inferred from U13 eligibility, 2016/17 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2019/20 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
12/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
81/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
67/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 82 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 12.6 over 57 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.59 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.33.
- ✓ Safe hands — 48 catches in 82 matches (0.59 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 11 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 81 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 67 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 82). 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: 48 catches + 11 run outs (11 direct, 0 assisted) in 82 matches — 0.72 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 57 innings at 12.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 77 wickets in 80 matches bowled in (of 82 played) — 0.96 per match at 14.3, economy 3.33, strike rate 25.9.
Fielding — imported matches (82)
48
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.59
Catches / match
11
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
59
Total dismissals
0.72
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
532
Runs (57 inns)
12.61
Avg (adj)
81.52
Strike rate
76
High score
20
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
77
Wickets (331.8 ov)
3.33
Economy
14.34
Average
38
Maidens
0.4
Extras / over
25.9
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 82 imported |
| Batting | 532 runs in 57 inns @ 12.61 (SR 81.52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 76, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 77 wkts @ 14.34 (econ 3.33, SR 25.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 48 ct, 11 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 59 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.59
Catches / match
0.72
Dismissals / match
Across 82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12* | 5.76 | 68.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 4 | 99 | 26 | 12.27 | 58.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 46.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 5 | 131 | 36* | 22.64 | 133.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 4 | 147 | 76* | 27.56 | 84.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 3 | 79 | 25* | 10.27 | 987.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 5.48 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 36.7 | 2 | 176 | 10 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | 93.8 | 8 | 350 | 30 | 11.67 | 3.73 | 18.8 |
| 2018/19 | 29 | 3 | 115 | 3 | 38.33 | 3.97 | 58 |
| 2017/18 | 52 | 14 | 125 | 16 | 7.81 | 2.4 | 19.5 |
| 2016/17 | 41.3 | 3 | 122 | 9 | 13.56 | 2.95 | 27.6 |
| 2015/16 | 40 | 2 | 118 | 5 | 23.6 | 2.95 | 48 |
| 2014/15 | 39 | 6 | 98 | 4 | 24.5 | 2.51 | 58.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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