Natalie Downton
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
6 of 10 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.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Out for 0 in 21% 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 12.9.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 36 × 40% · Batting 52 × 30% · Bowling 67 × 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 (1st grade 9 · Club 17). 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 + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- 287 runs in 19 innings, adjusted average 22.3, strike rate 88.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 1.04 per match at 12.9, economy 4.20, strike rate 18.5.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 287 runs in 19 inns @ 22.26 (SR 88.74) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 39, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 12.92 (econ 4.2, SR 18.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-3 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 4 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 | 5 | 2 | 96 | 38* | 26.88 | 157.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 4 | 138 | 39 | 38.33 | 99.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38* | 38 | 253.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.92 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5* | 5.25 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 25 | 1 | 107 | 11 | 9.73 | 4.28 | 13.6 |
| 2020/21 | 23.3 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 4.75 | 24 |
| 2011/12 | 19 | 0 | 97 | 6 | 16.17 | 5.11 | 19 |
| 2010/11 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
How does Natalie compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.