Billy Nicholls (17)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U14 (2022/23)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Barossa & Light - Representative · Northern Districts Cricket Club (SA) · Gilbert Valley Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2008
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2022/23 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2024/25 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
20/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
70/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
58/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 43.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 45 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 70 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.51 for the level played (State competition 4 · Club 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 20 catches + 6 run outs (4 direct, 2 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.58 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 15.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 39 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.00 per match at 22.2, economy 3.84, strike rate 34.6.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
20
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.44
Catches / match
4
RO (direct)
2
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
26
Total dismissals
0.58
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
481
Runs (40 inns)
15.33
Avg (adj)
43.73
Strike rate
63
High score
11
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
39
Wickets (225 ov)
3.84
Economy
22.15
Average
27
Maidens
0.14
Extras / over
34.6
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 481 runs in 40 inns @ 15.33 (SR 43.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 63, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 39 wkts @ 22.15 (econ 3.84, SR 34.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 ct, 6 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 26 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.44
Catches / match
0.58
Dismissals / match
Across 45 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 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 3 | 160 | 63 | 20.8 | 66.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 5 | 173 | 36 | 15.38 | 49.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 3 | 141 | 46 | 13.35 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 7 | 156 | 10 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 24.6 |
| 2023/24 | 94.3 | 13 | 343 | 16 | 21.44 | 3.64 | 35.4 |
| 2022/23 | 83.7 | 6 | 338 | 13 | 26 | 4.04 | 38.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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