Ruan Smit (18)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.3 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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.
18 of 24 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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.
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 39 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 (Club 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 11 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 18 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.49 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 8.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 31 wickets from 99.5 overs across 34 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 0.91 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 208 runs in 30 inns @ 8.32 (SR 71.79) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 16.45 (econ 5.13, SR 19.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2.29 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 5 | 126 | 32* | 10.34 | 94.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 24 | 9.71 | 74.73 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 20.7 | 2 | 115 | 6 | 19.17 | 5.56 | 20.7 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 | 6 | 312 | 20 | 15.6 | 5.05 | 18.6 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | 1 | 83 | 5 | 16.6 | 4.88 | 20.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
How does Ruan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.