Janith Samaratunga
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Lions Cricket Canberra · Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
61/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
60/100
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 20 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 11.0 over 10 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.36.
- ✓ Safe hands — 7 catches in 20 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 61 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 6 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 20 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 10 innings at 11.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 33 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 20 played) — 1.74 per match at 17.4, economy 3.36, strike rate 31.0.
Fielding — imported matches (20)
7
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.35
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
7
Total dismissals
0.35
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
100
Runs (10 inns)
11
Avg (adj)
98.94
Strike rate
31
High score
1
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
33
Wickets (170.7 ov)
3.36
Economy
17.36
Average
21
Maidens
0.03
Extras / over
31
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 20 imported |
| Batting | 100 runs in 10 inns @ 11 (SR 98.94) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 33 wkts @ 17.36 (econ 3.36, SR 31) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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
0.35
Catches / match
0.35
Dismissals / match
Across 20 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 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 31 | 15.83 | 143.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.56 | 17.86 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 49.8 | 4 | 208 | 13 | 16 | 4.17 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 120.8 | 17 | 365 | 20 | 18.25 | 3.02 | 36.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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