Ruben Smithers (17)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U15 (2023/24)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Far South Coast Cricket Association · Narooma Cricket Club Incorporated · Southern Districts Cricket Zone - Representative Teams · Far South Coast Cricket Association - Representative Teams · Cricket ACT
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
6/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
34/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Established
~19/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 9.9 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
high
Bowling
Conceding too many extras
0.8 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 38 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 34 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 19 × 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 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 14 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.42 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 9.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 0.62 per match at 34.8, economy 4.58, strike rate 45.5.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
14
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.37
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
16
Total dismissals
0.42
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
185
Runs (22 inns)
9.94
Avg (adj)
53.47
Strike rate
28
High score
4
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
20
Wickets (151.7 ov)
4.58
Economy
34.75
Average
8
Maidens
0.83
Extras / over
45.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 185 runs in 22 inns @ 9.94 (SR 53.47) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 34.75 (econ 4.58, SR 45.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 2 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.37
Catches / match
0.42
Dismissals / match
Across 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 1 | 83 | 21 | 11.67 | 51.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 28 | 13.25 | 91.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 | 22.45 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 44.8 | 3 | 207 | 6 | 34.5 | 4.62 | 44.8 |
| 2024/25 | 32 | 1 | 184 | 4 | 46 | 5.75 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 27.8 | 1 | 127 | 5 | 25.4 | 4.56 | 33.4 |
| 2022/23 | 37 | 3 | 142 | 5 | 28.4 | 3.84 | 44.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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