Brayden Laffan
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 99 balls (SR 51), then 50 to 100 in just 69 (SR 72) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 26 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
37 of 52 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 11% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.78 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 102.
- ✓ Safe hands — 40 catches in 51 matches (0.78 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 24 × 40% · Batting 62 × 30% · 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
- ×0.70 for the level played (1st grade 10 · 2nd grade 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 26 catches + 1 stumpings + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.55 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 1,179 runs in 56 innings, adjusted average 22.6, strike rate 53.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 5 wickets from 19.3 overs across 4 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 0.10 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 1179 runs in 56 inns @ 22.56 (SR 53.69) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 8×50, HS 102, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 5 wkts @ 15.2 (econ 3.93, SR 23.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 40 ct, 1 RO, 1 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 42 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 78 | 32 | 46.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 18 | 1 | 409 | 102 | 23.98 | 51.25 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 1 | 428 | 92 | 28.42 | 57.68 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 2 | 241 | 42 | 14.88 | 54.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 14.3 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 13.5 | 3.77 | 21.5 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 4.75 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
How does Brayden compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.