Liam Esplin (12)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.8 over 38 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
5 of 10 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.
1.3 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 5.79 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.03 catches per match over 38 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 42 × 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
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 38 innings at 10.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 0.64 per match at 26.7, economy 5.79, strike rate 27.7.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 236 runs in 38 inns @ 10.79 (SR 75.12) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 26.7 (econ 5.79, SR 27.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 3 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 15 | 5 | 153 | 28* | 13.6 | 81.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11* | 10 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 9* | 2.92 | 19.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 7* | 3.11 | 16.09 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 35 | 2 | 160 | 9 | 17.78 | 4.57 | 23.3 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 4.86 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 29 | 0 | 175 | 6 | 29.17 | 6.03 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | 1 | 245 | 6 | 40.83 | 7 | 35 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
How does Liam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.