David Richards

Batting – Middle-Order Batter NSW Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club (Maitland)
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Overall Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
31/100
Batting Proficient
38/100
Bowling Strong
~28/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match

Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 9 imported matches (+0.2)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 55.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Too many aerial dismissals

6 of 7 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.

Strengths

How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting 38 × 30% · Bowling 28 × 30%. 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 9). 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: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 9 matches — 0.33 per match.
Batting
181 runs in 8 innings, adjusted average 25.5, strike rate 55.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
5 wickets in 8 matches bowled in (of 9 played) — 0.62 per match at 39.8, economy 5.40, strike rate 44.2.

Fielding — imported matches (9)

3
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.33
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
3
Total dismissals
0.33
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

181
Runs (8 inns)
25.45
Avg (adj)
55.1
Strike rate
42
High score
1
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

5
Wickets (36.8 ov)
5.4
Economy
39.8
Average
6
Maidens
0.27
Extras / over
44.2
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 9 imported
Batting 181 runs in 8 inns @ 25.45 (SR 55.1)
Milestones 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 0 ducks
Bowling 5 wkts @ 39.8 (econ 5.4, SR 44.2)
Best / 5WI 2-50 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 3 ct, 0 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.33
Catches / match
0.33
Dismissals / match

Across 9 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
2023/24 5 0 122 42 24.4 103.39 0 0
2022/23 3 1 59 32* 26.22 203.45 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2023/24 20.8 3 114 2 57 5.47 62.5
2022/23 16 3 85 3 28.33 5.31 32

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2023/24 2 0 0 0 2
2022/23 1 0 0 0 1
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