Luke Wescombe
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 117 balls (SR 43), then 50 to 100 in just 55 (SR 91) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 52.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 25 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 40.1.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 119.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.48.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting 68 × 30% · Bowling 61 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 2 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- 783 runs in 25 innings, adjusted average 40.1, strike rate 52.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 22 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 1.27 per match at 16.6, economy 3.48, strike rate 28.7.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 783 runs in 25 inns @ 40.09 (SR 52.01) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 3×50, HS 119, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 16.64 (econ 3.48, SR 28.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-21 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 21 | 14.69 | 52.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 2 | 414 | 79* | 40.25 | 56.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 119 | 119* | 89.25 | 64.32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 166 | 107* | 51.88 | 46.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22* | 22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 3.63 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 77 | 9 | 264 | 18 | 14.67 | 3.43 | 25.7 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 2.33 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 21 | 5 | 69 | 3 | 23 | 3.29 | 42 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 20 | 5.45 | 22 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Luke compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.