David Blackwell
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.2 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 50 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 23% 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 15.3.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.35 for the level played (3rd grade 6 · Club 44). 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: 6 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 11.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 54 wickets in 37 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 1.46 per match at 15.3, economy 3.90, strike rate 23.5.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 272 runs in 30 inns @ 11.18 (SR 0) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 54, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 54 wkts @ 15.31 (econ 3.9, SR 23.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-18 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 | 1600 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 15* | 5.85 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 25 | 7.17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 54* | 50.67 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 15 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 4.47 | 30 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | — | 5.51 | — |
| 2016/17 | 19.7 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 8.43 | 3 | 16.9 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 106.8 | 13 | 327 | 27 | 12.11 | 3.06 | 23.7 |
| 2008/09 | 47.2 | 10 | 225 | 11 | 20.45 | 4.77 | 25.7 |
| 2007/08 | 11 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 25 | 9.09 | 16.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does David compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.