Dev Desai (21)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U18 (2022/23)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Oakleigh Cricket Club · Prospect District Cricket Club · Gepps Cross Cricket Club · Pashtun Association of SA
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2004
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2022/23 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2020/21 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
24/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
56/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.7 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 25 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 24 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.28 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 14.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 17 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 1.35 per match at 18.9, economy 3.92, strike rate 29.0.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
7
Ct (field)
4
Ct (WK)
0.44
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
1
Stumpings
12
Total dismissals
0.48
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
313
Runs (24 inns)
14.67
Avg (adj)
58.81
Strike rate
43
High score
3
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
23
Wickets (111 ov)
3.92
Economy
18.91
Average
15
Maidens
0.34
Extras / over
29
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 313 runs in 24 inns @ 14.67 (SR 58.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 43, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 18.91 (econ 3.92, SR 29) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-27 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 0 RO, 1 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.44
Catches / match
0.48
Dismissals / match
Across 25 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 0 | 150 | 28 | 12.5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 2 | 127 | 43* | 28.22 | 87.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 11.11 | 30.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2025/26 | 55 | 7 | 218 | 13 | 16.77 | 3.96 | 25.4 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 2 | 86 | 3 | 28.67 | 5.38 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 3.57 | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 10.83 | 2.95 | 22 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pathway benchmark
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