Nathan Messer
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.4 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.8 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.
21 of 28 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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.
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 15 catches in 35 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 35). 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: 15 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.51 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 12.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 10 wickets from 83.0 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.29 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 348 runs in 30 inns @ 12.37 (SR 57.76) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 46, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 33.7 (econ 4.06, SR 49.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 3 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 18 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 46 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.5 | 118.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 26* | 15.19 | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 0 | 126 | 39 | 15.75 | 900 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 16 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 84 | 5.25 | 96 |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 75 | 5.77 | 78 |
| 2012/13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 0 | — | 4.88 | — |
| 2010/11 | 23 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 12.6 | 2.74 | 27.6 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 4.25 | 24 |
| 2007/08 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 2.85 | 78 |
| 2002/03 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3.67 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Nathan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.