Zahra Afzal (17)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U15 (2023/24)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Marrickville Cricket Club · Bankstown Sports Women's Cricket Club · Universities Women's Cricket Club · Inner West Harbour Junior Cricket Association - Representative Teams
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2008
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2023/24 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2024/25 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
24/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
54/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
51/100
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Body of work — 57 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 9.4 over 46 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.51.
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 57 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 54 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.65 for the level played (1st grade 2 · Rep Div 1 6 · 2nd grade 15 · Club 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 22 catches + 9 run outs (6 direct, 3 assisted) in 57 matches — 0.54 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 46 innings at 9.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 42 wickets in 56 matches bowled in (of 57 played) — 0.75 per match at 20.6, economy 3.51, strike rate 35.3.
Fielding — imported matches (57)
22
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.39
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
31
Total dismissals
0.54
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
343
Runs (46 inns)
9.4
Avg (adj)
42.45
Strike rate
28
High score
12
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
42
Wickets (247 ov)
3.51
Economy
20.64
Average
26
Maidens
0.3
Extras / over
35.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 57 imported |
| Batting | 343 runs in 46 inns @ 9.4 (SR 42.45) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 42 wkts @ 20.64 (econ 3.51, SR 35.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-27 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 ct, 9 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 31 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.39
Catches / match
0.54
Dismissals / match
Across 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 15.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 3 | 86 | 18 | 6.38 | 35.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 22 | 6 | 204 | 28 | 11.8 | 43.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 18* | 21 | 73.85 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 59.7 | 10 | 198 | 8 | 24.75 | 3.32 | 44.8 |
| 2024/25 | 112.7 | 13 | 388 | 18 | 21.56 | 3.44 | 37.6 |
| 2023/24 | 61.7 | 2 | 231 | 15 | 15.4 | 3.75 | 24.7 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 3.85 | 78 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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