Darcy Preston (29)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 7 matches (+1.1)
- ● Body of work — 19 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.8 over 15 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 11 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.96 is excellent but a wicket every 57 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 8 catches in 19 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 49 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.74 for the level played (Rep Div 1 17 · Club 2). 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: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 19 matches — 0.37 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 15 innings at 10.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 6 wickets in 11 matches bowled in (of 19 played) — 0.55 per match at 37.7, economy 3.96, strike rate 57.0.
Fielding — imported matches (19)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 19 imported |
| Batting | 128 runs in 15 inns @ 10.81 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 44, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 37.67 (econ 3.96, SR 57) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-31 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 0 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 44* | 18.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 22* | 10.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 14 | 1 | 83 | 5 | 16.6 | 5.93 | 16.8 |
| 2012/13 | 22 | 0 | 75 | 0 | — | 3.41 | — |
| 2010/11 | 21 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 68 | 3.24 | 126 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Darcy compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.