Paul Smith (32)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 57 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.4 over 34 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 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.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 57 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 15% 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 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 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 (Rep Div 1 1 · Club 56). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 57 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 34 innings at 5.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 63 wickets in 48 matches bowled in (of 57 played) — 1.31 per match at 18.5, economy 4.11, strike rate 27.0.
Fielding — imported matches (57)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 57 imported |
| Batting | 139 runs in 34 inns @ 5.41 (SR 39.71) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 63 wkts @ 18.48 (econ 4.11, SR 27) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-49 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 0 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 7.25 | 966.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6* | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 13 | 6.71 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2.81 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.24 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 35 | 3 | 133 | 4 | 33.25 | 3.8 | 52.5 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 28.5 | 7.13 | 24 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 | 3.5 | 16 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 | 3.09 | 22 |
| 2015/16 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 9.8 | 5.44 | 10.8 |
| 2014/15 | 54.2 | 8 | 222 | 10 | 22.2 | 4.1 | 32.5 |
| 2013/14 | 25 | 4 | 98 | 8 | 12.25 | 3.92 | 18.8 |
| 2012/13 | 85 | 6 | 315 | 21 | 15 | 3.71 | 24.3 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | 30 |
| 2010/11 | 19 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 32 | 5.05 | 38 |
| 2009/10 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 15.67 | 3.92 | 24 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Paul compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.