Tess Badger (14)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 16 matches (+6.4)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.5 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
9 of 18 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
1.0 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.
Going at 5.94 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.07 catches per match over 30 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 13 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.48 for the level played (Rep Div 1 22 · Club 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 5.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 9 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.35 per match at 52.1, economy 5.94, strike rate 52.7.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 106 runs in 24 inns @ 5.52 (SR 30.37) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 38, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 9 wkts @ 52.11 (econ 5.94, SR 52.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 1 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 3.42 | 26.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 38 | 7.04 | 33.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8 | 26.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 33 | 0 | 223 | 3 | 74.33 | 6.76 | 66 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 1 | 234 | 6 | 39 | 5.57 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Tess compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.