John Fitzgibbon

Bowling – Second-Change Bowler VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Competitions
Registered with: Veterans Cricket VIC Representative Teams · Geelong Over 50's Cricket Club · Melbourne Cricket Club
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Overall Needs Work
5/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
0/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Proficient
59/100

Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)

Critical recommendations

high Fielding
Catching return too low for selection

Only 0.08 catches per match over 12 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.

Strengths

  • ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.4.
  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.11.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 7 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.08 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 11 innings at 19.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
7 wickets in 7 matches bowled in (of 12 played) — 1.00 per match at 16.4, economy 3.11, strike rate 31.7.

Fielding — imported matches (12)

1
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.08
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
1
Total dismissals
0.08
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

215
Runs (11 inns)
19.55
Avg (adj)
73.63
Strike rate
61
High score
0
Not outs
1
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

7
Wickets (37 ov)
3.11
Economy
16.43
Average
9
Maidens
0
Extras / over
31.7
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 12 imported
Batting 215 runs in 11 inns @ 19.55 (SR 73.63)
Milestones 0×100, 1×50, HS 61, 1 ducks
Bowling 7 wkts @ 16.43 (econ 3.11, SR 31.7)
Best / 5WI 2-18 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 1 ct, 0 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.08
Catches / match
0.08
Dismissals / match

Across 12 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
2025/26 3 0 14 9 4.67 60.87 0 0
2024/25 4 0 68 28 17 74.73 0 0
2023/24 4 0 133 61 33.25 74.72 1 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2025/26 18 6 45 5 9 2.5 21.6
2024/25 7 0 35 0 — 5 —
2023/24 12 3 35 2 17.5 2.92 36

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2024/25 1 0 0 0 1
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