Viraj Thakur (18)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U15 (2022/23)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Blacktown City & District Cricket Association - Rep Teams · Roseville Cricket Club · UTS North Sydney Cricket Club · The Ponds Cricket Club · Blacktown District Cricket Club · Pennant Hills Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2007
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2022/23 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
120 off 135
U17 Watson Shield · 2024/25 · 5×4, 0×6
· SR 89
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 67 balls (SR 75), then 50 to 100 in just 55 (SR 91) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
20 of 120 runs (17%) in boundaries · 39% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 33 balls · SR 61
watchful
20→40
· 23 balls · SR 87
watchful
40→50
· 11 balls · SR 91
steady
50→60
· 13 balls · SR 77
watchful
60→80
· 21 balls · SR 95
steady
80→100
· 21 balls · SR 95
steady
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
42/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
61/100
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
- ● Body of work — 101 imported matches (+2.0)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 63.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.94.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 42 × 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
- ×0.36 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · Club 12 · 5th grade and below 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 33 catches + 8 run outs (3 direct, 5 assisted) in 101 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 94 innings at 25.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 94 wickets in 81 matches bowled in (of 101 played) — 1.16 per match at 14.6, economy 2.94, strike rate 29.8.
Fielding — imported matches (101)
33
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.33
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
5
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
41
Total dismissals
0.41
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1956
Runs (94 inns)
25.24
Avg (adj)
63.85
Strike rate
120
High score
20
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
94
Wickets (466.2 ov)
2.94
Economy
14.56
Average
87
Maidens
0.06
Extras / over
29.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 101 imported |
| Batting | 1956 runs in 94 inns @ 25.24 (SR 63.85) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 9×50, HS 120, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 94 wkts @ 14.56 (econ 2.94, SR 29.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-3 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 33 ct, 8 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 41 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.33
Catches / match
0.41
Dismissals / match
Across 101 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 | 11 | 1 | 123 | 26 | 12.2 | 64.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 26 | 7 | 811 | 120 | 39.59 | 86.65 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 7 | 587 | 67 | 19.48 | 64.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | 5 | 435 | 97* | 25.65 | 65.02 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 69.7 | 15 | 222 | 11 | 20.18 | 3.19 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 125.5 | 20 | 382 | 28 | 13.64 | 3.04 | 26.9 |
| 2023/24 | 165.3 | 29 | 488 | 25 | 19.52 | 2.95 | 39.7 |
| 2022/23 | 105.7 | 23 | 277 | 30 | 9.23 | 2.62 | 21.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
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