Joshua Smelter
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 40.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 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 22). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 22 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.26 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 42 innings at 16.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 42 matches — 0.60 per match at 23.0, economy 4.67, strike rate 29.5.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 446 runs in 42 inns @ 16.18 (SR 40.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 22.96 (econ 4.67, SR 29.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 2 RO, 1 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 42 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 | 14 | 5 | 164 | 22 | 15.9 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 2 | 100 | 32 | 10.74 | 39.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 15 | 182 | 20* | 20.15 | 66.91 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 48 | 1 | 193 | 10 | 19.3 | 4.02 | 28.8 |
| 2024/25 | 32 | 0 | 147 | 5 | 29.4 | 4.59 | 38.4 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 1 | 234 | 10 | 23.4 | 5.44 | 25.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
How does Joshua compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.