Darren Kimberley
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 39 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 26.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
6 of 11 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 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.60 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.20 dismissals per match across 40 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.60.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.62 for the level played (1st grade 18 · 2nd grade 20 · 3rd grade 2). 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: 7 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.20 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 20.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 51 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 1.31 per match at 28.1, economy 3.60, strike rate 46.8.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 322 runs in 25 inns @ 20.09 (SR 26.69) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 51 wkts @ 28.14 (econ 3.6, SR 46.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-24 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 1 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14* | 10 | 34.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 1.5 | 4.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 12* | 9.06 | 43.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 9.75 | 30.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 6 | 3 | 154 | 34* | 38.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 78.2 | 17 | 234 | 15 | 15.6 | 2.99 | 31.3 |
| 2009/10 | 60.5 | 5 | 228 | 9 | 25.33 | 3.77 | 40.3 |
| 2006/07 | 101 | 21 | 328 | 11 | 29.82 | 3.25 | 55.1 |
| 2005/06 | 77 | 14 | 284 | 7 | 40.57 | 3.69 | 66 |
| 2004/05 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2003/04 | 67.5 | 5 | 294 | 7 | 42 | 4.36 | 57.9 |
| 2001/02 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 7.67 | 9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.