Viraj Desai (28)
★ Div 1 Rep
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U15 (2012/13)
NSW
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Marrickville Cricket Club · Ashfield Cricket Club (ACC) Inc · Canterbury & Western Suburbs Cricket Association
District represented:
Canterbury & Western Suburbs (junior rep association)
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1997
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2012/13 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2013/14 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
26/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
64/100
Representative pathway — 9 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Body of work — 106 imported matches (+2.1)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 20% 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 14.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.93.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 64 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.32 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Club 99). 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: 34 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 106 matches — 0.34 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 99 innings at 17.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 142 wickets in 96 matches bowled in (of 106 played) — 1.48 per match at 15.0, economy 2.93, strike rate 30.6.
Fielding — imported matches (106)
34
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.32
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
36
Total dismissals
0.34
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1502
Runs (99 inns)
17.32
Avg (adj)
—
Strike rate
103
High score
14
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
142
Wickets (724 ov)
2.93
Economy
14.95
Average
153
Maidens
0.03
Extras / over
30.6
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 106 imported |
| Batting | 1502 runs in 99 inns @ 17.32 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 103, 20 ducks |
| Bowling | 142 wkts @ 14.95 (econ 2.93, SR 30.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 34 ct, 2 RO, 0 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 36 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.32
Catches / match
0.34
Dismissals / match
Across 106 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 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 0 | 145 | 27 | 13.18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 9 | 2 | 167 | 45* | 22.68 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 11 | 1 | 226 | 52 | 22.41 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 12 | 1 | 207 | 103 | 18.69 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 2 | 212 | 48* | 33.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 28 | 13.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 12 | 3 | 204 | 53* | 21.25 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10* | 4.06 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 11 | 2 | 136 | 36* | 14.61 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 10.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11* | 6.24 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 33 | 0 | 129 | 8 | 16.13 | 3.91 | 24.8 |
| 2020/21 | 48 | 3 | 208 | 15 | 13.87 | 4.33 | 19.2 |
| 2019/20 | 44.2 | 11 | 153 | 6 | 25.5 | 3.46 | 44.2 |
| 2018/19 | 84.5 | 18 | 283 | 21 | 13.48 | 3.35 | 24.1 |
| 2017/18 | 125 | 30 | 342 | 21 | 16.29 | 2.74 | 35.7 |
| 2016/17 | 64.5 | 18 | 196 | 8 | 24.5 | 3.04 | 48.4 |
| 2015/16 | 38 | 11 | 110 | 7 | 15.71 | 2.89 | 32.6 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | 4.13 | — |
| 2013/14 | 84 | 19 | 257 | 14 | 18.36 | 3.06 | 36 |
| 2012/13 | 83.8 | 25 | 190 | 18 | 10.56 | 2.27 | 27.9 |
| 2011/12 | 67 | 6 | 121 | 15 | 8.07 | 1.81 | 26.8 |
| 2010/11 | 28 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 1.79 | 33.6 |
| 2009/10 | 16 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 | 3.19 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
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