Dean Nichols
Batting – Opening Batter
VIC
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North Ballarat Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
4/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
20/100
Batting
Proficient
45/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 8 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 60.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
3 of 5 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Strengths
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 40% · Batting 45 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 8). 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: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 8 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- 138 runs in 6 innings, adjusted average 26.8, strike rate 60.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (8)
1
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.25
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
2
Total dismissals
0.25
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
138
Runs (6 inns)
26.83
Avg (adj)
60.61
Strike rate
42
High score
1
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
0
Wickets (0 ov)
—
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
—
Extras / over
—
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 8 imported |
| Batting | 138 runs in 6 inns @ 26.83 (SR 60.61) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | — · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 0 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.25
Catches / match
0.25
Dismissals / match
Across 8 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 | 1 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 24.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | — | 0 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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