Hayden Nichols (31)
Representative pathway — 9 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 20 matches (+8.0)
- ● Body of work — 49 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.5 over 50 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.35 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 49 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 52 × 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
- ×0.35 for the level played (Rep Div 1 12 · 3rd grade 8 · Club 29). 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
- Keeping: 15 catches + 2 stumpings + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 49 matches — 0.39 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 50 innings at 10.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 14.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 49 played) — 0.02 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (49)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 49 imported |
| Batting | 494 runs in 50 inns @ 10.47 (SR 24.95) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 56, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 112 (econ 8, SR 84) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-39 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 ct, 2 RO, 2 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 12 | 1 | 55 | 10* | 4.97 | 14.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 44 | 10.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 5.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 1 | 103 | 46 | 12.72 | 381.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 14.2 | 104.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 45* | 13.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 9.75 | 24 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | — |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | 7.6 | — |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 4.67 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Hayden compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.