Stephen Velstra (28)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.6 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 30 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.
Out for 0 in 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.45.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.29 for the level played (Club 28 · 5th grade and below 2). 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: 3 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 11.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 22 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.79 per match at 17.3, economy 3.45, strike rate 30.0.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 230 runs in 26 inns @ 11.57 (SR 60.99) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 38, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 22 wkts @ 17.27 (econ 3.45, SR 30) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 1 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 12 | 3 | 94 | 25 | 9.79 | 57.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 3 | 125 | 38 | 25.51 | 109.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4* | 2.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1.56 | 54 |
| 2014/15 | 45 | 6 | 144 | 10 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 27 |
| 2013/14 | 35 | 0 | 148 | 9 | 16.44 | 4.23 | 23.3 |
| 2012/13 | 21 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 37 | 3.52 | 63 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Stephen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.