John Scales
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
VIC
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Bayside Veterans Cricket Club · Glen Waverley Hawks Veterans Cricket Club · Beaconsfield Cricket Club (VIC) · Cricket Australia Masters · Veterans Cricket Victoria · Endeavour Hills Cricket Club · Iona Over 60 · Cranbourne Meadows Cricket Club · Casey - Narre North Over 60
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
37/100
Batting
Proficient
40/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 18 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 61.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
6 of 12 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.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.50 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 18 matches (0.50 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 37 × 40% · Batting 40 × 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 18). 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
- Keeping: 8 catches + 3 stumpings + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 18 matches — 0.61 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 305 runs in 16 innings, adjusted average 23.8, strike rate 61.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 3.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 18 played) — 0.22 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (18)
1
Ct (field)
8
Ct (WK)
0.5
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
3
Stumpings
12
Total dismissals
0.67
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
305
Runs (16 inns)
23.83
Avg (adj)
61.66
Strike rate
42
High score
4
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
4
Wickets (3 ov)
1
Economy
0.75
Average
0
Maidens
0
Extras / over
4.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 18 imported |
| Batting | 305 runs in 16 inns @ 23.83 (SR 61.66) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 0.75 (econ 1, SR 4.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-3 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 0 RO, 3 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.5
Catches / match
0.67
Dismissals / match
Across 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 42* | 19.27 | 68.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 2 | 125 | 34 | 27.78 | 67.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 36* | 29.25 | 260 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 | 4.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pathway benchmark
How does John compare?
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