Darren Russell
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 53 balls (SR 94), then 50 to 100 in just 37 (SR 135) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 64.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
14 of 26 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 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 37.7.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 118.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting 79 × 30% · Bowling 54 × 30%. 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 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- 1,076 runs in 37 innings, adjusted average 37.7, strike rate 64.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 45 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 1.32 per match at 23.0, economy 5.00, strike rate 27.5.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 1076 runs in 37 inns @ 37.73 (SR 64.62) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 118, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 45 wkts @ 22.96 (econ 5, SR 27.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-44 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 ct, 3 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 53 | 48.5 | 102.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 7 | 680 | 118* | 56.47 | 73.2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 3 | 193 | 41 | 22.33 | 54.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 1 | 106 | 50* | 17.31 | 52.22 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 10.3 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 13 | 6.29 | 12.4 |
| 2025/26 | 91.8 | 4 | 451 | 18 | 25.06 | 4.91 | 30.6 |
| 2024/25 | 65 | 5 | 321 | 14 | 22.93 | 4.94 | 27.9 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 1 | 196 | 8 | 24.5 | 4.98 | 29.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.