Craig Marais (24)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 61.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 27 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting 45 × 30% · 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
- ×0.57 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · Club 21). 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: 11 catches + 5 run outs (5 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.59 per match.
- Batting
- 516 runs in 26 innings, adjusted average 22.9, strike rate 61.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 9 wickets from 37.3 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 0.33 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 516 runs in 26 inns @ 22.9 (SR 61.52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 60, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 9 wkts @ 15 (econ 3.62, SR 24.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 5 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 54 | 47 | 49.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 47 | 23.75 | 120.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | 2 | 160 | 60* | 29.39 | 73.73 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 46 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 38 | 22.08 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 2.5 | — |
| 2017/18 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 2016/17 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | — |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 19.67 | 4.54 | 26 |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Craig compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.