Josh Birtles (29)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U16 (2012/13)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Birdwood Cricket Club · Mount Torrens/Charleston Cricket Club · Lobethal Cricket Club · East Torrens Cricket Club · Mount Pleasant/Springton Cricket Club · Torrens Valley Cricket Association · Fleurieu & Districts - North
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1996
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2012/13 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2012/13 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
19/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Elite
74/100
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 23 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 10.6 over 16 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 10.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.98.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 8 catches in 23 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 74 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.32 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 19). 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: 8 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 23 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 16 innings at 10.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 34 wickets in 23 matches — 1.48 per match at 10.9, economy 2.98, strike rate 21.9.
Fielding — imported matches (23)
8
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.35
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
9
Total dismissals
0.39
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
129
Runs (16 inns)
10.58
Avg (adj)
93.48
Strike rate
25
High score
5
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
34
Wickets (124 ov)
2.98
Economy
10.88
Average
22
Maidens
0.24
Extras / over
21.9
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 23 imported |
| Batting | 129 runs in 16 inns @ 10.58 (SR 93.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 25, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 10.88 (econ 2.98, SR 21.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.35
Catches / match
0.39
Dismissals / match
Across 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 19 | 10.37 | 152.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25* | 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 76 | 15 | 207 | 22 | 9.41 | 2.72 | 20.7 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 | 24 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 3.57 | 10.5 |
| 2012/13 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 4.63 | 48 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3.33 | 18 |
| 2010/11 | 19 | 4 | 56 | 3 | 18.67 | 2.95 | 38 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 3.71 | 21 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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