Nicolaas Viljoen (13)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Regional representative — 10 matches (+1.5)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 45.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 28 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
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.72.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 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 10 · Rep Div 1 5 · Club 10). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 17.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 10 wickets in 14 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.71 per match at 16.6, economy 3.72, strike rate 26.8.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 374 runs in 28 inns @ 17.65 (SR 45.11) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 50, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 16.6 (econ 3.72, SR 26.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 6 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 | 25 | 8 | 345 | 50* | 18.22 | 44.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 28* | 12.89 | 47.54 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 34.7 | 4 | 130 | 9 | 14.44 | 3.75 | 23.1 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 3.6 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Nicolaas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.