Craig Wakefield
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 61 balls (SR 82), then 50 to 100 in just 44 (SR 114) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
8 of 16 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 40.9.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 130.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting 78 × 30% · Bowling 44 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.38 for the level played (State competition 2 · Club 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- 654 runs in 16 innings, adjusted average 40.9, strike rate 74.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 8 wickets in 8 matches bowled in (of 16 played) — 1.00 per match at 30.1, economy 5.02, strike rate 36.0.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 654 runs in 16 inns @ 40.88 (SR 74.59) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 5×50, HS 130, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 8 wkts @ 30.13 (econ 5.02, SR 36) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 2 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 | 16 | 0 | 654 | 130 | 40.88 | 77.3 | 5 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 48 | 4 | 241 | 8 | 30.13 | 5.02 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
How does Craig compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.