Darren Pope
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 45 balls (SR 111), then 50 to 100 in just 35 (SR 143) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 4 imported matches (+0.1)
Critical recommendations
2 of 4 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.
Economy of 2.39 is excellent but a wicket every 108 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Only 4 batting innings imported — import more of this player's matches before treating these findings as conclusive.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 42.0.
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 112.4) without sacrificing consistency.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 106.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting 80 × 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 4). 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: 0 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 4 matches — 0.00 per match.
- Batting
- 168 runs in 4 innings, adjusted average 42.0, strike rate 112.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 18.0 overs across 3 matches bowled in (of 4 played) — 0.25 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (4)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 4 imported |
| Batting | 168 runs in 4 inns @ 42 (SR 112.37) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 106, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 43 (econ 2.39, SR 108) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 ct, 0 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.
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 106 | 37.33 | 115.46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 2.5 | 72 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 2.17 | — |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.