Charles Aitken (27)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U18 (2016/17)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Essendon Cricket Club · Moonee Valley Cricket Club · Brunswick Cricket Club · Thomastown Cricket Club · North West Metropolitan Cricket Association · North West Cricket Association · Metropolitan North West
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1998
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2016/17 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2014/15 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
35/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 43.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
info
Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.60 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 26 catches in 43 matches (0.60 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.37 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 35). 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: 19 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.47 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 39 innings at 20.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 14 wickets from 91.0 overs across 20 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.70 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
19
Ct (field)
7
Ct (WK)
0.6
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
27
Total dismissals
0.63
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
735
Runs (39 inns)
20.78
Avg (adj)
43.75
Strike rate
81
High score
4
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
14
Wickets (91 ov)
3.88
Economy
25.21
Average
12
Maidens
0.19
Extras / over
39
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 735 runs in 39 inns @ 20.78 (SR 43.75) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 81, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 25.21 (econ 3.88, SR 39) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-27 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 26 ct, 1 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 27 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.6
Catches / match
0.63
Dismissals / match
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 16.67 | 36.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 6.33 | 271.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 42 | 19.32 | 61.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 0 | 306 | 81 | 34 | 927.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 24* | 19.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 0 | 139 | 45 | 15.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 6 | 1 | 113 | 40 | 21.97 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 7.5 | 24 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2014/15 | 41 | 4 | 166 | 9 | 18.44 | 4.05 | 27.3 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 3.71 | 21 |
| 2012/13 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 72 |
| 2010/11 | 21 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 71 | 3.38 | 126 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012/13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Charles compare?
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