Willem Adriaan Van der Merwe (16)
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.7 over 31 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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.
0.69 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 24 catches in 35 matches (0.69 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 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
- ×0.57 for the level played (Rep Div 1 13 · Club 10). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 24 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.69 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 31 innings at 14.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 10 wickets from 30.7 overs across 9 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.29 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 392 runs in 31 inns @ 14.68 (SR 54.35) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 55, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 15 (econ 4.89, SR 18.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-12 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 24 ct, 0 RO, 1 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 25 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 19 | 4 | 248 | 55* | 15.8 | 51.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 1 | 144 | 37 | 13 | 65.45 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 17.7 | 0 | 88 | 8 | 11 | 4.98 | 13.3 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 31 | 4.77 | 39 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
How does Willem Adriaan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.