Hugo van Gestel (16)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 63 balls (SR 79), then 50 to 100 in just 43 (SR 116) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 18 matches (+7.2)
- ● Regional representative — 9 matches (+1.3)
- ● Body of work — 53 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.42 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.49 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 26 catches in 53 matches (0.49 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.62 for the level played (State competition 4 · Rep Div 1 12 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 4 · Club 2 · 4th grade 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 13 catches + 9 stumpings + 7 run outs (3 direct, 4 assisted) in 53 matches — 0.55 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 55 innings at 19.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Fielding — imported matches (53)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 53 imported |
| Batting | 919 runs in 55 inns @ 19.75 (SR 63.69) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 113, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | — · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 26 ct, 7 RO, 9 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 42 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 53 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 | 16 | 3 | 265 | 48 | 19.67 | 69.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 5 | 187 | 38* | 13.27 | 69.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 1 | 162 | 71* | 17.82 | 57.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 1 | 305 | 113 | 30.25 | 85.43 | 1 | 1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
How does Hugo compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.