Darcy Nicholls (15)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 46 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
17 of 32 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.
1.1 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Reliable in the field — contributes a dismissal every second match.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.31 for the level played (Rep Div 1 2 · Club 39). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 41 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 9 run outs (4 direct, 5 assisted) in 46 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 16.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 43 matches bowled in (of 46 played) — 0.65 per match at 19.1, economy 4.78, strike rate 24.0.
Fielding — imported matches (46)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 46 imported |
| Batting | 533 runs in 40 inns @ 15.99 (SR 86.24) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 57, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 19.11 (econ 4.78, SR 24) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 9 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 26 | 7 | 358 | 34* | 17.48 | 94.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 1 | 142 | 57 | 17.53 | 75.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 6.6 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8.2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 | 2.69 | 16.3 |
| 2025/26 | 73.8 | 5 | 327 | 18 | 18.17 | 4.43 | 24.6 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 21.5 | 5.06 | 25.5 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 33.33 | 7.69 | 26 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Darcy compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.