Dean Thatcher
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
VIC
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Heyfield Cricket Club · Sale Cricket Club · Longford Cricket Club (LCC) · Gippsland Goannas Cricket Club Inc. · Bundalaguah Cricket Club · Ex Students Cricket Club · Meerlieu Cricket Club · Sale-Maffra Cricket Association · Bairnsdale Cricket Association Inc
Overall
Needs Work
6/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
8/100
Batting
Proficient
58/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 20 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
medium
Fielding
Keeping dismissal rate below par
0.45 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.55 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 20 matches (0.55 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting 58 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 20 matches — 0.40 per match.
- Batting
- 527 runs in 20 innings, adjusted average 27.7, strike rate 83.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 18.8 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 20 played) — 0.10 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (20)
7
Ct (field)
4
Ct (WK)
0.55
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
5
Stumpings
17
Total dismissals
0.85
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
527
Runs (20 inns)
27.67
Avg (adj)
83.41
Strike rate
59
High score
1
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
2
Wickets (18.8 ov)
4.04
Economy
38
Average
2
Maidens
0
Extras / over
56.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 20 imported |
| Batting | 527 runs in 20 inns @ 27.67 (SR 83.41) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 59, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 38 (econ 4.04, SR 56.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 1 RO, 5 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.55
Catches / match
0.85
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 | 7 | 1 | 186 | 50* | 30.37 | 88.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 59 | 32.6 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 44 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 2.5 | — |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 4.67 | — |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 3.4 | 30 |
| 2008/09 | 5.8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 3.26 | 35 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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