Nathaniel Desmond (18)
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U18 (2025/26)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
South East Cricket Association - Representative · East Sandringham Cricket Club Inc
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2007
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
21/100
Batting
Proficient
60/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 36 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
medium
Fielding
Keeping dismissal rate below par
0.33 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 30.2.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 11 run outs.
- ✓ Reliable in the field — contributes a dismissal every second match.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting 60 × 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 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 10 catches + 2 stumpings + 11 run outs (1 direct, 10 assisted) in 36 matches — 0.64 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 931 runs in 36 innings, adjusted average 30.2, strike rate 65.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 2.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 36 played) — 0.03 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (36)
1
Ct (field)
10
Ct (WK)
0.31
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
10
RO (assist)
2
Stumpings
24
Total dismissals
0.67
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
931
Runs (36 inns)
30.17
Avg (adj)
65.49
Strike rate
80
High score
6
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
1
Wickets (2 ov)
3
Economy
6
Average
0
Maidens
0
Extras / over
12
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 36 imported |
| Batting | 931 runs in 36 inns @ 30.17 (SR 65.49) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 80, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 6 (econ 3, SR 12) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 11 RO, 2 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.31
Catches / match
0.67
Dismissals / match
Across 36 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 | 19 | 2 | 665 | 80* | 38.68 | 79.07 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 156 | 41 | 19.5 | 64.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 4 | 110 | 30* | 17.65 | 39.71 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
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