Xander van der Westhuizen
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
4 of 5 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.36.
- ✓ Reliable in the field — contributes a dismissal every second match.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 9 innings at 16.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 15 wickets in 12 matches — 1.25 per match at 20.4, economy 3.36, strike rate 36.4.
Fielding — imported matches (12)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 12 imported |
| Batting | 101 runs in 9 inns @ 16.21 (SR 77.78) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 59, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 20.4 (econ 3.36, SR 36.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-12 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 2 RO, 0 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 12 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4.89 | 78.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 28* | 23.25 | 79.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 29.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 23 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 2 | 143 | 11 | 13 | 3.58 | 21.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 26 | 3.47 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 3.23 | 78 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
How does Xander compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.