David Saker
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 14 matches (+5.6)
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 37.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 14 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.96.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.85 for the level played (1st grade 14). 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 + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 23.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 11 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 2.55 per match at 13.5, economy 2.96, strike rate 27.3.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 222 runs in 12 inns @ 23.13 (SR 37.19) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 45, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 13.46 (econ 2.96, SR 27.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-18 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 2 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 28 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 7 | 1 | 105 | 45 | 17.14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45* | 45 | 37.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 36 | 8 | 123 | 5 | 24.6 | 3.42 | 43.2 |
| 2004/05 | 49 | 5 | 160 | 14 | 11.43 | 3.27 | 21 |
| 2003/04 | 19 | 5 | 65 | 3 | 21.67 | 3.42 | 38 |
| 2002/03 | 23.3 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 | 1.24 | 23.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
How does David compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.