Duncan Melbin
Representative pathway — 14 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 44 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 16 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 64 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 58.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 10% 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 (10 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.52 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 33 catches in 64 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 47 × 30% · Bowling 26 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.49 for the level played (1st grade 1 · 2nd grade 43 · 3rd grade 2 · Club 4 · 4th grade 14). 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: 33 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 64 matches — 0.52 per match.
- Batting
- 1,337 runs in 67 innings, adjusted average 22.3, strike rate 58.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 64 played) — 0.57 per match at 38.9, economy 4.04, strike rate 57.9.
Fielding — imported matches (64)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 64 imported |
| Batting | 1337 runs in 67 inns @ 22.34 (SR 58.33) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 10×50, HS 75, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 38.94 (econ 4.04, SR 57.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-32 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 33 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 33 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21* | 21 | 80.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 138 | 70* | 61.33 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 0 | 274 | 75 | 24.91 | 2740 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 47* | 31.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 8.49 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 0 | 209 | 65 | 26.13 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 12 | 1 | 271 | 65 | 24.47 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 2 | 158 | 52 | 18.96 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 6.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 59 | 31.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 10.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 0 | — | 3.46 | — |
| 2014/15 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 | 2.18 | 34 |
| 2008/09 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 77 | 4.53 | 102 |
| 2007/08 | 41 | 6 | 209 | 5 | 41.8 | 5.1 | 49.2 |
| 2006/07 | 21 | 1 | 89 | 2 | 44.5 | 4.24 | 63 |
| 2005/06 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 3.55 | — |
| 2004/05 | 19.3 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 13.2 | 3.41 | 23.2 |
| 2003/04 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 0 | — | 3.55 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Duncan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.