Hayden Sheppard (26)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 15 matches (+2.2)
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.9 over 27 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 26 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 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.79 is excellent but a wicket every 54 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 34 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.22 for the level played (Club 3 · 5th grade and below 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 31 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 26 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 13.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 22 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 0.59 per match at 34.0, economy 3.79, strike rate 53.8.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 326 runs in 27 inns @ 13.86 (SR 51.57) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 85, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 34 (econ 3.79, SR 53.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-51 · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 30.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 0 | 198 | 85 | 14.14 | 46.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 74* | 26.33 | 129.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1.86 | 42 |
| 2025/26 | 49 | 15 | 132 | 3 | 44 | 2.69 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 13.25 | 4.97 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
| 2022/23 | 27 | 3 | 112 | 5 | 22.4 | 4.15 | 32.4 |
| 2021/22 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | — | 6.86 | — |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 2.33 | — |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Hayden compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.