Dennis Cester
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
SA Veterans Cricket Association - Representative · Adelaide University Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
26/100
Batting
Proficient
65/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 14 matches (+2.1)
- ● Body of work — 34 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
medium
Fielding
Keeping dismissal rate below par
0.32 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 32.1.
- ✓ Safe hands — 13 catches in 34 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting 65 × 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 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 6 catches + 5 stumpings + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 34 matches — 0.35 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 783 runs in 32 innings, adjusted average 32.1, strike rate 75.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 6 wickets from 18.5 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 34 played) — 0.18 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (34)
7
Ct (field)
6
Ct (WK)
0.38
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
5
Stumpings
19
Total dismissals
0.56
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
783
Runs (32 inns)
32.12
Avg (adj)
75.54
Strike rate
91
High score
10
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
6
Wickets (18.5 ov)
6.59
Economy
20.33
Average
1
Maidens
0.43
Extras / over
18.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 34 imported |
| Batting | 783 runs in 32 inns @ 32.12 (SR 75.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 91, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 20.33 (econ 6.59, SR 18.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 ct, 1 RO, 5 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.38
Catches / match
0.56
Dismissals / match
Across 34 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 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 80.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 22 | 7 | 527 | 91* | 31.58 | 102.93 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 125 | 83* | 39.06 | 1388.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 2 | 110 | 47* | 30.8 | 76.39 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 18.5 | 1 | 122 | 6 | 20.33 | 6.59 | 18.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Pathway benchmark
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