Zak Varik
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.1 over 17 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 38 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
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
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.8.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 19 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 65 × 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 17 innings at 3.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 66 wickets in 38 matches — 1.74 per match at 13.8, economy 4.37, strike rate 19.0.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 35 runs in 17 inns @ 3.15 (SR 26.85) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 8, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 66 wkts @ 13.8 (econ 4.37, SR 19) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-12 · 5 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 1 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 38 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 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 8* | 3.85 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 1.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 90.7 | 9 | 393 | 29 | 13.55 | 4.33 | 18.8 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 1 | 246 | 13 | 18.92 | 4.46 | 25.5 |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 2 | 272 | 24 | 11.33 | 4.34 | 15.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Zak compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.