David Brain
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 14 matches (+2.1)
- ● Body of work — 48 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 38.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 2.71 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.65 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.71.
- ✓ Safe hands — 31 catches in 48 matches (0.65 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 42 × 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
- ×0.24 for the level played (Club 5 · 5th grade and below 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 30 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 48 matches — 0.65 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 21.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 48 played) — 0.44 per match at 18.3, economy 2.71, strike rate 40.5.
Fielding — imported matches (48)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 48 imported |
| Batting | 711 runs in 40 inns @ 21.33 (SR 38.82) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 74, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 18.33 (econ 2.71, SR 40.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 31 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 32 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 14 | 3 | 183 | 38* | 15.87 | 120.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 2 | 219 | 61 | 34.22 | 51.77 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 2 | 153 | 37 | 18.36 | 76.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 21 | 45.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 74* | 74 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 99 | 25 | 216 | 13 | 16.62 | 2.18 | 45.7 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 1.56 | — |
| 2022/23 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 21.5 | 3.07 | 42 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 8.5 | 3.64 | 14 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 8 | — |
| 2012/13 | 7.5 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 27 | 7.2 | 22.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does David compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.