Brendan Girak
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 62 balls (SR 81), then 50 to 100 in just 40 (SR 125) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
12 of 20 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 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 55 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.38 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 20). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 3 run outs (0 direct, 3 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.36 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 16.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 27 wickets in 22 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 1.23 per match at 22.2, economy 4.84, strike rate 27.5.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 320 runs in 21 inns @ 15.96 (SR 60.26) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 0×50, HS 142, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 27 wkts @ 22.19 (econ 4.84, SR 27.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-28 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 3 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 | 15 | 1 | 254 | 142 | 18.06 | 68.65 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 25 | 13 | 42.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 90.3 | 12 | 405 | 21 | 19.29 | 4.48 | 25.8 |
| 2024/25 | 25.5 | 0 | 155 | 5 | 31 | 6.08 | 30.6 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 4.88 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Brendan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.