Laura Kirkwood
Representative pathway — 9 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 22 matches (+8.8)
- ● Body of work — 22 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 22 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting 37 × 30% · 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
- ×0.75 for the level played (1st grade 13 · 2nd grade 9). 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 22 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- 218 runs in 16 innings, adjusted average 17.9, strike rate 48.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (22)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 22 imported |
| Batting | 218 runs in 16 inns @ 17.88 (SR 48.87) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 44, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | — · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 0 RO, 1 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7 | 3 | 123 | 44* | 25.1 | 114.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3.11 | 26.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 41 | 17.11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
How does Laura compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.