Austin Merola (12)
Bowling – Third-Change Bowler
U12 (2025/26)
NSW
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Wollongong District Cricket Club · Balgownie Cricket Club · Cricket Illawarra - Representative Teams
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2013
(inferred from U12 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2029/30 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
25/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
61/100
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 47.0 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 15.9.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.32 for the level played (Rep Div 2 8 · Club 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 36 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 3 run outs (0 direct, 3 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.30 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 33 innings at 15.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 30 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 0.77 per match at 15.9, economy 4.04, strike rate 23.6.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
8
Ct (field)
2
Ct (WK)
0.27
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
13
Total dismissals
0.35
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
390
Runs (33 inns)
15.04
Avg (adj)
47.04
Strike rate
40
High score
9
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
23
Wickets (90.5 ov)
4.04
Economy
15.91
Average
9
Maidens
0.24
Extras / over
23.6
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 390 runs in 33 inns @ 15.04 (SR 47.04) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 15.91 (econ 4.04, SR 23.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 3 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.27
Catches / match
0.35
Dismissals / match
Across 37 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 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 8.33 | 53.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 23 | 7 | 325 | 40 | 18.43 | 47.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 10* | 7 | 38.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 75.5 | 4 | 335 | 20 | 16.75 | 4.44 | 22.7 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2.8 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Austin compare?
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