Luke Merchant (33)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U14 (2006/07)
NSW
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Newcastle District Cricket Association Inc. · Stockton Junior Cricket Club · Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club · Western Suburbs Cricket Club - Maitland Inc · Hunter Thoroughbreds · Newcastle Junior Cricket Association · Northern NSW (inactive) · Maitland & District Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1992
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2006/07 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2008/09 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
36/100
Batting
Proficient
55/100
Bowling
Proficient
48/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 84 imported matches (+1.7)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Too many aerial dismissals
45 of 60 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 10% of 50+ scores become hundreds (9 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 105.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.66.
- ✓ Safe hands — 33 catches in 84 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 36 × 40% · Batting 55 × 30% · Bowling 48 × 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 5 · Club 79). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 32 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 84 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- 1,728 runs in 73 innings, adjusted average 27.9, strike rate 68.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 88 wickets in 72 matches bowled in (of 84 played) — 1.22 per match at 23.7, economy 3.66, strike rate 38.8.
Fielding — imported matches (84)
32
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.39
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
34
Total dismissals
0.4
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1728
Runs (73 inns)
27.89
Avg (adj)
68.64
Strike rate
105
High score
13
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
88
Wickets (569 ov)
3.66
Economy
23.67
Average
102
Maidens
0.11
Extras / over
38.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 84 imported |
| Batting | 1728 runs in 73 inns @ 27.89 (SR 68.64) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 9×50, HS 105, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 88 wkts @ 23.67 (econ 3.66, SR 38.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-8 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 33 ct, 1 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 34 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.39
Catches / match
0.4
Dismissals / match
Across 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 7 | 0 | 205 | 69 | 29.29 | 205 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 12 | 3 | 247 | 57 | 25.73 | 283.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 1 | 253 | 67 | 27.83 | 744.12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 13 | 2 | 418 | 105* | 37.1 | 503.61 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 1 | 298 | 92 | 36.79 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 12 | 5 | 137 | 41* | 16.17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 30 | 11.86 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 28 | 19.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 47 | 8 | 181 | 7 | 25.86 | 3.85 | 40.3 |
| 2016/17 | 103 | 19 | 369 | 16 | 23.06 | 3.58 | 38.6 |
| 2015/16 | 96.8 | 23 | 265 | 13 | 20.38 | 2.74 | 44.7 |
| 2014/15 | 105.2 | 22 | 380 | 20 | 19 | 3.61 | 31.6 |
| 2013/14 | 83 | 12 | 354 | 15 | 23.6 | 4.27 | 33.2 |
| 2012/13 | 71 | 12 | 278 | 10 | 27.8 | 3.92 | 42.6 |
| 2011/12 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 3.67 | 54 |
| 2009/10 | 38 | 2 | 173 | 5 | 34.6 | 4.55 | 45.6 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 4.17 | — |
| 2006/07 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 2.5 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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