Balamurali Balagurusamy
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Balmain South Sydney Cricket Club · Georges River Cricket Club · LDCC Lindfield Cricket - SENIORS · Macquarie University Cricket Club · Phoenix Sports Club
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
62/100
Batting
Proficient
44/100
Bowling
Proficient
45/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 84 imported matches (+1.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 13.1 over 66 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.53.
- ✓ Safe hands — 37 catches in 84 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 62 × 40% · Batting 44 × 30% · Bowling 45 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 37 catches + 8 run outs (6 direct, 2 assisted) in 84 matches — 0.54 per match.
- Batting
- 686 runs in 66 innings, adjusted average 13.1, strike rate 47.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 80 wickets in 67 matches bowled in (of 84 played) — 1.19 per match at 18.9, economy 3.53, strike rate 32.1.
Fielding — imported matches (84)
37
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.44
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
2
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
45
Total dismissals
0.54
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
686
Runs (66 inns)
13.07
Avg (adj)
47.85
Strike rate
66
High score
17
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
80
Wickets (427.7 ov)
3.53
Economy
18.86
Average
55
Maidens
0.19
Extras / over
32.1
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 84 imported |
| Batting | 686 runs in 66 inns @ 13.07 (SR 47.85) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 66, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 80 wkts @ 18.86 (econ 3.53, SR 32.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-26 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 37 ct, 8 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 45 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.44
Catches / match
0.54
Dismissals / match
Across 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 12 | 2 | 334 | 66* | 32.47 | 65.23 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 3 | 130 | 32* | 13.54 | 66.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 17* | 6.75 | 194.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 26* | 14.84 | 67.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5.78 | 48.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | 5.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 5.81 | 387.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 29 | 4 | 154 | 10 | 15.4 | 5.31 | 17.4 |
| 2024/25 | 107.2 | 6 | 405 | 11 | 36.82 | 3.78 | 58.5 |
| 2023/24 | 79.8 | 19 | 247 | 14 | 17.64 | 3.09 | 34.2 |
| 2022/23 | 26 | 1 | 128 | 3 | 42.67 | 4.92 | 52 |
| 2021/22 | 21.7 | 0 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 3.55 | 18.6 |
| 2020/21 | 40 | 5 | 125 | 8 | 15.63 | 3.13 | 30 |
| 2018/19 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 1.53 | 51 |
| 2017/18 | 60 | 7 | 197 | 17 | 11.59 | 3.28 | 21.2 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 4.25 | — |
| 2015/16 | 32 | 5 | 87 | 3 | 29 | 2.72 | 64 |
| 2014/15 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 9.2 | 4.18 | 13.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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