Himesh Rajapakse (23)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Regional representative — 18 matches (+2.7)
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.5 over 32 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 50 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.
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.64.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 65 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.36 for the level played (2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 11 · Club 23 · 5th grade and below 12). 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 50 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 6.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 0.84 per match at 17.9, economy 3.64, strike rate 29.5.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 147 runs in 32 inns @ 6.46 (SR 41.18) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 26, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 17.89 (econ 3.64, SR 29.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 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 50 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 | 13 | 5 | 96 | 26 | 10.22 | 55.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3.08 | 22.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5.25 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 5.69 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 84.7 | 9 | 290 | 25 | 11.6 | 3.43 | 20.3 |
| 2020/21 | 45 | 4 | 166 | 2 | 83 | 3.69 | 135 |
| 2018/19 | 11.2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 22.5 | 4.03 | 33.5 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 38 | 7.6 | 30 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 15.33 | 3.54 | 26 |
| 2014/15 | 17 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 4.33 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Himesh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.