Paul Kruger
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 15 matches (+6.0)
- ● Regional representative — 25 matches (+3.8)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.0 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 40 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 24% 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 3.79.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.52 for the level played (1st grade 5 · 2nd grade 11 · 3rd grade 5 · 4th grade 15 · 5th grade and below 4). 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: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 4.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 55 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 1.62 per match at 22.1, economy 3.79, strike rate 34.9.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 68 runs in 25 inns @ 4.03 (SR 37.76) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 11, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 55 wkts @ 22.07 (econ 3.79, SR 34.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-12 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 ct, 0 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 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5* | 4.48 | 51.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 11* | 5.25 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4* | 1.88 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1.44 | 18.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2.92 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7* | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 18 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 40 | 6.67 | 36 |
| 2013/14 | 106.8 | 20 | 380 | 17 | 22.35 | 3.56 | 37.7 |
| 2012/13 | 46.7 | 6 | 214 | 3 | 71.33 | 4.59 | 93.3 |
| 2011/12 | 74.8 | 21 | 208 | 15 | 13.87 | 2.78 | 29.9 |
| 2010/11 | 68 | 7 | 268 | 15 | 17.87 | 3.94 | 27.2 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Paul compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.