Joel Kirkness
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 61 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.8 over 57 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 61 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 37% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.73.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 48 × 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 (Rep Div 1 1 · Club 60). 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 61 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 57 innings at 3.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 50 wickets in 57 matches bowled in (of 61 played) — 0.88 per match at 24.4, economy 3.73, strike rate 39.3.
Fielding — imported matches (61)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 61 imported |
| Batting | 168 runs in 57 inns @ 3.83 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 24, 21 ducks |
| Bowling | 50 wkts @ 24.4 (econ 3.73, SR 39.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-24 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 1 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4* | 1.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 3* | 1.26 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 13 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 5.21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5* | 2.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 13 | 5 | 66 | 24* | 7.03 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 47 | 4 | 186 | 7 | 26.57 | 3.96 | 40.3 |
| 2016/17 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 10.67 | 3.2 | 20 |
| 2015/16 | 71.3 | 8 | 282 | 11 | 25.64 | 3.95 | 38.9 |
| 2014/15 | 83 | 13 | 308 | 12 | 25.67 | 3.71 | 41.5 |
| 2013/14 | 34 | 3 | 133 | 6 | 22.17 | 3.91 | 34 |
| 2011/12 | 48 | 6 | 184 | 7 | 26.29 | 3.83 | 41.1 |
| 2010/11 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 1.94 | 34 |
| 2009/10 | 17 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 3.65 | 102 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Joel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.