Liam Desmond (29)
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 16 matches (+6.4)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 24 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 54.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 24 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.76 for the level played (1st grade 4 · Rep Div 1 16 · Club 4). 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: 11 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 24 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 16.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 24 played) — 0.81 per match at 13.5, economy 2.98, strike rate 27.2.
Fielding — imported matches (24)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 24 imported |
| Batting | 336 runs in 24 inns @ 16.33 (SR 54.35) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 62, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 13.54 (econ 2.98, SR 27.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 0 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 12 | 1 | 168 | 62* | 15.17 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 58* | 23.04 | 62.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 25* | 11.04 | 93.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 21* | 19.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 3.36 | 66 |
| 2010/11 | 22 | 4 | 73 | 6 | 12.17 | 3.32 | 22 |
| 2009/10 | 21 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 2.62 | 25.2 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2.2 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Liam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.