Craig Nielsen
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
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Competitions
Registered with:
Port Lincoln Cricket Association · Southern Eyre South Cricket Club · Port Neill Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
23/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
59/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 120 imported matches (+2.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 11.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.71.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 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 120). 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: 41 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 120 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 78 innings at 18.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 75 wickets in 73 matches bowled in (of 120 played) — 1.03 per match at 16.4, economy 2.71, strike rate 36.3.
Fielding — imported matches (120)
41
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.34
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
42
Total dismissals
0.35
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1130
Runs (78 inns)
18.2
Avg (adj)
11.76
Strike rate
65
High score
20
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
75
Wickets (453.8 ov)
2.71
Economy
16.4
Average
72
Maidens
0.05
Extras / over
36.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 120 imported |
| Batting | 1130 runs in 78 inns @ 18.2 (SR 11.76) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 65, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 75 wkts @ 16.4 (econ 2.71, SR 36.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 41 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 42 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.34
Catches / match
0.35
Dismissals / match
Across 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 2 | 149 | 47* | 23.28 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 24 | 11.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 16 | 5 | 272 | 65* | 22.31 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 41* | 11.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 1 | 204 | 64 | 25.19 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 2 | 84 | 22 | 11.41 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 2 | 89 | 32* | 19.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 29* | 28.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 0 | 122 | 36 | 15.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 2.88 | 48 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | — |
| 2017/18 | 50 | 9 | 150 | 13 | 11.54 | 3 | 23.1 |
| 2016/17 | 67 | 11 | 216 | 16 | 13.5 | 3.22 | 25.1 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | 2 | 157 | 3 | 52.33 | 4.62 | 68 |
| 2014/15 | 25 | 3 | 62 | 6 | 10.33 | 2.48 | 25 |
| 2013/14 | 19.3 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 12.25 | 2.53 | 29 |
| 2012/13 | 76.7 | 20 | 243 | 12 | 20.25 | 3.17 | 38.3 |
| 2011/12 | 46 | 7 | 135 | 5 | 27 | 2.93 | 55.2 |
| 2010/11 | 28 | 4 | 84 | 8 | 10.5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2009/10 | 98.8 | 13 | 100 | 7 | 14.29 | 1.01 | 84.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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