Paul Zanker
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Mulgoa Valley Cricket Club · Glenbrook Blaxland Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
62/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
57/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.7 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.50 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 16.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.64.
- ✓ Safe hands — 15 catches in 30 matches (0.50 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 62 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 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 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 15 catches + 5 run outs (2 direct, 3 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.67 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 14.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 1.46 per match at 16.7, economy 2.64, strike rate 38.0.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
15
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.5
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
20
Total dismissals
0.67
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
264
Runs (24 inns)
14.67
Avg (adj)
—
Strike rate
38
High score
8
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
41
Wickets (259.3 ov)
2.64
Economy
16.68
Average
56
Maidens
0.05
Extras / over
38
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 264 runs in 24 inns @ 14.67 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 38, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 16.68 (econ 2.64, SR 38) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-29 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 5 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 20 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.5
Catches / match
0.67
Dismissals / match
Across 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 350 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 3 | 129 | 24 | 14.93 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 4 | 108 | 38* | 17.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 21 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 16 | 3.05 | 31.5 |
| 2025/26 | 102 | 18 | 273 | 12 | 22.75 | 2.68 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 118.3 | 30 | 292 | 22 | 13.27 | 2.47 | 32.3 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 5 | 55 | 3 | 18.33 | 3.06 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
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