Nelson Shepherd (23)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U18 (2020/21)
NSW
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Western Cricket Zone - Representative Teams · Orange City Cricket Club · Kinross Wolaroi School Cricket Club · Dubbo District Junior Cricket Association · Dubbo Rugby Junior Cricket Club · Orange District Cricket Association - Representative Teams · Orange District Junior Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2002
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2020/21 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2018/19 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
27/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
51/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 63 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 10.4 over 44 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · Club 60). 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: 12 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 63 matches — 0.25 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 44 innings at 10.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 73 wickets in 60 matches bowled in (of 63 played) — 1.22 per match at 18.5, economy 4.00, strike rate 27.8.
Fielding — imported matches (63)
12
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.19
Catches / match
4
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
16
Total dismissals
0.25
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
366
Runs (44 inns)
10.4
Avg (adj)
21.52
Strike rate
33
High score
11
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
73
Wickets (338.3 ov)
4
Economy
18.53
Average
50
Maidens
0.1
Extras / over
27.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 63 imported |
| Batting | 366 runs in 44 inns @ 10.4 (SR 21.52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 33, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 73 wkts @ 18.53 (econ 4, SR 27.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-43 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 4 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.19
Catches / match
0.25
Dismissals / match
Across 63 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 | 14 | 5 | 86 | 20 | 8.34 | 52.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 11.56 | 22.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 10 | 3 | 84 | 20 | 10.92 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 12 | 1 | 115 | 29 | 10.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 12.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13* | 14.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 2020/21 | 120.2 | 12 | 600 | 24 | 25 | 4.99 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 36 | 5 | 153 | 7 | 21.86 | 4.25 | 30.9 |
| 2017/18 | 74.8 | 13 | 272 | 21 | 12.95 | 3.63 | 21.4 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | 9 | 193 | 13 | 14.85 | 2.84 | 31.4 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 2.29 | 84 |
| 2014/15 | 17.3 | 6 | 43 | 7 | 6.14 | 2.48 | 14.9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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