Ross Whelpdale
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.5 over 13 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
3 of 5 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 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.21 dismissals per match across 42 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.16.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 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 20). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 13 innings at 3.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 79 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 1.98 per match at 17.5, economy 3.16, strike rate 33.2.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 28 runs in 13 inns @ 3.48 (SR 24.05) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 8, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 79 wkts @ 17.49 (econ 3.16, SR 33.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-30 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 9 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 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2.23 | 15.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8* | 4.44 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 20 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 8.17 | 2.45 | 20 |
| 2025/26 | 168 | 34 | 424 | 24 | 17.67 | 2.52 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 18 | 1.91 | 56.4 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 52 | 6.5 | 48 |
| 2017/18 | 20 | 2 | 84 | 5 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 24 |
| 2016/17 | 97 | 15 | 356 | 17 | 20.94 | 3.67 | 34.2 |
| 2015/16 | 22 | 2 | 94 | 10 | 9.4 | 4.27 | 13.2 |
| 2014/15 | 51 | 7 | 214 | 9 | 23.78 | 4.2 | 34 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ross compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.