Darren Blackwood
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 77 imported matches (+1.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 26.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
34 of 68 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.
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.
0.45 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 35 catches in 77 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 2 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 35 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 77 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 77 innings at 18.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 10 wickets from 51.5 overs across 14 matches bowled in (of 77 played) — 0.13 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (77)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 77 imported |
| Batting | 1262 runs in 77 inns @ 18.31 (SR 26) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 78, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 20.9 (econ 4.06, SR 30.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-35 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 35 ct, 2 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 37 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 77 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 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 2 | 144 | 61 | 32 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 1 | 86 | 39 | 10.62 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 16 | 2 | 247 | 43 | 17.37 | 249.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 15 | 3 | 337 | 78* | 26.96 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 13 | 0 | 183 | 60 | 14.08 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 1 | 141 | 35* | 15.51 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 30 | 17.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2016/17 | 19 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 4.21 | 22.8 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 2.6 | — |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 3.67 | 18 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 5.33 | 18 |
| 2010/11 | 7.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 3.73 | — |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 2.88 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.