Schalk van der Merwe
Representative pathway — 20 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 41 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 39 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 80 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.20 dismissals per match across 80 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 7 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.60 for the level played (1st grade 17 · Rep Div 1 2 · 2nd grade 46 · 3rd grade 6 · 4th grade 3 · 5th grade and below 6). 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: 12 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 80 matches — 0.20 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 85 innings at 16.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 80 played) — 0.42 per match at 54.2, economy 4.54, strike rate 71.6.
Fielding — imported matches (80)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 80 imported |
| Batting | 1266 runs in 85 inns @ 16.12 (SR 60) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 83, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 54.21 (econ 4.54, SR 71.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 4 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 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 13 | 1 | 164 | 41* | 13.59 | 48.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 14 | 0 | 197 | 49 | 14.07 | 72.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 19 | 1 | 349 | 83 | 19.34 | 82.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 22 | 4 | 411 | 66* | 22.08 | 114.48 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 49 | 17.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 13* | 3.8 | 87.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 39.3 | 5 | 165 | 1 | 165 | 4.19 | 236 |
| 2011/12 | 23.7 | 0 | 119 | 3 | 39.67 | 5.03 | 47.3 |
| 2010/11 | 35 | 2 | 187 | 3 | 62.33 | 5.34 | 70 |
| 2009/10 | 19 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 2.89 | 114 |
| 2008/09 | 33 | 3 | 95 | 5 | 19 | 2.88 | 39.6 |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 0 | — | 8.57 | — |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | — | 12.33 | — |
| 2005/06 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 5.86 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Schalk compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.