Jacob van der Meulen
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
WA
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Subiaco Marist Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
31/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
60/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.9 over 34 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Fielding
Low overall fielding impact
0.24 dismissals per match across 38 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.32.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 34 innings at 14.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 75 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 2.08 per match at 16.0, economy 3.32, strike rate 28.9.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
7
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.18
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
9
Total dismissals
0.24
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
507
Runs (34 inns)
14.91
Avg (adj)
83.1
Strike rate
65
High score
0
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
75
Wickets (361.7 ov)
3.32
Economy
15.99
Average
62
Maidens
0.22
Extras / over
28.9
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 507 runs in 34 inns @ 14.91 (SR 83.1) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 65, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 75 wkts @ 15.99 (econ 3.32, SR 28.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-41 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.18
Catches / match
0.24
Dismissals / match
Across 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 101.64 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 16 | 7.55 | 74.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 65 | 13.75 | 203.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 197 | 54 | 19.7 | 83.12 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2.5 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 119.8 | 16 | 479 | 22 | 21.77 | 4 | 32.7 |
| 2024/25 | 125.5 | 24 | 388 | 26 | 14.92 | 3.09 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 108.3 | 21 | 312 | 26 | 12 | 2.88 | 25 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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