Dirk van Baren
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 14 matches (+5.6)
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 52.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.57 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 8 catches in 14 matches (0.57 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 64 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 54 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.80 for the level played (1st grade 11 · 2nd grade 3). 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: 8 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.71 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 16 innings at 16.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 12 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 1.42 per match at 21.8, economy 4.31, strike rate 30.4.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 265 runs in 16 inns @ 16.56 (SR 52.27) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 48, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 21.82 (econ 4.31, SR 30.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-57 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 2 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 16 | 0 | 265 | 48 | 16.56 | 52.27 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 86 | 6 | 371 | 17 | 21.82 | 4.31 | 30.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
How does Dirk compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.