Derek Smith
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 11 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.07 catches per match over 27 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.49.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 60 wickets in 27 matches — 2.22 per match at 12.2, economy 2.49, strike rate 29.4.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 32 runs in 11 inns @ 5.29 (SR 43.24) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 12, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 60 wkts @ 12.22 (econ 2.49, SR 29.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-56 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3.18 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7* | 5.25 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12* | 6.5 | 44.83 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 53 | 6.63 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 149.3 | 43 | 376 | 31 | 12.13 | 2.52 | 28.9 |
| 2024/25 | 66.3 | 15 | 162 | 17 | 9.53 | 2.44 | 23.4 |
| 2023/24 | 70.5 | 24 | 142 | 11 | 12.91 | 2.01 | 38.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Derek compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.