David Sheppard
Bowling – Opening Bowler
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Western Australia Cricket Masters · Fremantle Mosman Park Cricket Club · West Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Assoc (WASTCA) · West Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Assoc.
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
53/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
65/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 123 imported matches (+2.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 44.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
info
Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.41.
- ✓ Safe hands — 56 catches in 123 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 53 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 65 × 30%. 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 56 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 123 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 118 innings at 16.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 302 wickets in 120 matches bowled in (of 123 played) — 2.52 per match at 12.7, economy 2.41, strike rate 31.7.
Fielding — imported matches (123)
56
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.46
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
57
Total dismissals
0.46
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1545
Runs (118 inns)
15.98
Avg (adj)
44.53
Strike rate
62
High score
26
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
302
Wickets (1595.3 ov)
2.41
Economy
12.74
Average
467
Maidens
0.04
Extras / over
31.7
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 123 imported |
| Batting | 1545 runs in 118 inns @ 15.98 (SR 44.53) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 62, 15 ducks |
| Bowling | 302 wkts @ 12.74 (econ 2.41, SR 31.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 8-38 · 17 five-fors |
| Fielding | 56 ct, 1 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 57 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.46
Catches / match
0.46
Dismissals / match
Across 123 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 | 14 | 4 | 121 | 40 | 11.11 | 46.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 1 | 167 | 62 | 20.62 | 41.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 4 | 147 | 31 | 18.22 | 47.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6.67 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 41.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 33* | 16.44 | 189.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 2 | 123 | 45 | 27.33 | 175.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 39 | 20.4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 19.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 8 | 2 | 114 | 42 | 17.81 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 10.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 2 | 82 | 19* | 12.81 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 11 | 0 | 94 | 28 | 8.55 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 3 | 217 | 38* | 28.21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 13 | 4 | 159 | 49 | 15.99 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 130.7 | 54 | 269 | 25 | 10.76 | 2.06 | 31.4 |
| 2024/25 | 149.2 | 45 | 363 | 25 | 14.52 | 2.43 | 35.8 |
| 2023/24 | 91.2 | 25 | 253 | 20 | 12.65 | 2.78 | 27.4 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 2.08 | 78 |
| 2021/22 | 49 | 14 | 191 | 14 | 13.64 | 3.9 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | 39.2 | 9 | 111 | 9 | 12.33 | 2.83 | 26.1 |
| 2019/20 | 28 | 7 | 89 | 8 | 11.13 | 3.18 | 21 |
| 2017/18 | 23 | 8 | 62 | 7 | 8.86 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
| 2016/17 | 33.8 | 5 | 131 | 13 | 10.08 | 3.87 | 15.6 |
| 2015/16 | 38 | 10 | 76 | 7 | 10.86 | 2 | 32.6 |
| 2014/15 | 32.8 | 11 | 51 | 10 | 5.1 | 1.55 | 19.7 |
| 2013/14 | 25 | 5 | 71 | 4 | 17.75 | 2.84 | 37.5 |
| 2012/13 | 68 | 17 | 196 | 14 | 14 | 2.88 | 29.1 |
| 2011/12 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 4.75 | 1.9 | 15 |
| 2010/11 | 33 | 12 | 58 | 7 | 8.29 | 1.76 | 28.3 |
| 2009/10 | 118 | 30 | 328 | 14 | 23.43 | 2.78 | 50.6 |
| 2008/09 | 212.5 | 57 | 497 | 39 | 12.74 | 2.34 | 32.7 |
| 2007/08 | 235.8 | 64 | 542 | 35 | 15.49 | 2.3 | 40.4 |
| 2006/07 | 255.2 | 80 | 494 | 42 | 11.76 | 1.94 | 36.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006/07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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