Sam Kimber (29)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U12 (2008/09)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Eley Park Cricket Club · Box Hill Cricket Club · Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club · Mt Waverley Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1996
(inferred from U12 eligibility, 2008/09 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2012/13 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
18/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
25/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
57/100
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 26 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 6.8 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
high
Fielding
Catching return too low for selection
Only 0.13 catches per match over 45 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
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.50 for the level played (2nd grade 16 · 3rd grade 10 · Club 19). 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: 6 catches + 5 run outs (5 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 6.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 60 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.36 per match at 20.9, economy 4.21, strike rate 29.8.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
6
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.13
Catches / match
5
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
11
Total dismissals
0.24
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
120
Runs (21 inns)
6.8
Avg (adj)
32.28
Strike rate
36
High score
4
Not outs
10
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
60
Wickets (298 ov)
4.21
Economy
20.93
Average
28
Maidens
0.21
Extras / over
29.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 120 runs in 21 inns @ 6.8 (SR 32.28) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 36, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 60 wkts @ 20.93 (econ 4.21, SR 29.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-29 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 5 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.13
Catches / match
0.24
Dismissals / match
Across 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4* | 3 | 23.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11* | 5.78 | 43.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 171.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89.3 | 6 | 391 | 21 | 18.62 | 4.38 | 25.5 |
| 2021/22 | 87.7 | 10 | 354 | 13 | 27.23 | 4.04 | 40.5 |
| 2020/21 | 34 | 1 | 164 | 11 | 14.91 | 4.82 | 18.5 |
| 2019/20 | 30 | 3 | 99 | 6 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 30 |
| 2018/19 | 20 | 2 | 87 | 2 | 43.5 | 4.35 | 60 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 5.25 | 24 |
| 2016/17 | 25 | 4 | 91 | 5 | 18.2 | 3.64 | 30 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 4.33 | 36 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | 11.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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