Samuel Costello
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.7 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
14 of 20 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.
Out for 0 in 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 2.44 is excellent but a wicket every 45 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.50 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.44.
- ✓ Safe hands — 13 catches in 26 matches (0.50 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 59 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 46 × 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.54 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 4.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 1.61 per match at 18.3, economy 2.44, strike rate 44.9.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 100 runs in 26 inns @ 4.73 (SR 28.57) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 18.27 (econ 2.44, SR 44.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 27* | 4.29 | 33.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 16* | 4.94 | 93.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13* | 4.96 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66 | 16 | 241 | 10 | 24.1 | 3.65 | 39.6 |
| 2023/24 | 118.7 | 32 | 249 | 21 | 11.86 | 2.1 | 33.9 |
| 2022/23 | 92.5 | 26 | 186 | 6 | 31 | 2.01 | 92.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Samuel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.