David Kirkland
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 64 balls (SR 78), then 50 to 100 in just 45 (SR 111) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 43 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 109.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting 57 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- 1,013 runs in 46 innings, adjusted average 23.0, strike rate 53.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 3.5 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 1013 runs in 46 inns @ 22.98 (SR 53.38) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 5×50, HS 109, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 1.43, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 1 | 200 | 109* | 48 | 114.94 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 97 | 21.36 | 197.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 152 | 69 | 19 | 111.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 0 | 220 | 42 | 18.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 1 | 206 | 90* | 22.66 | — | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1.43 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does David compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.