Don Tharaka
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.63 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.02.
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 16 matches (0.63 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 63 × 40% · Batting 57 × 30% · Bowling 67 × 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 16). 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: 10 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.75 per match.
- Batting
- 308 runs in 15 innings, adjusted average 26.0, strike rate 89.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 16 matches — 1.31 per match at 14.1, economy 3.02, strike rate 28.0.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 308 runs in 15 inns @ 26.01 (SR 89.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 75, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 14.1 (econ 3.02, SR 28) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 | 9 | 2 | 200 | 75* | 27.16 | 91.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 2 | 94 | 62 | 35.25 | 470 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 12 | 161 | 15 | 10.73 | 2.57 | 25.1 |
| 2022/23 | 31.3 | 4 | 124 | 6 | 20.67 | 3.96 | 31.3 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 2.75 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Don compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.