Sam Melham
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
NSW
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Macquarie University Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
75/100
Batting
Proficient
53/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 8 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Too many aerial dismissals
4 of 5 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 31.9.
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 8 matches (1.13 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 75 × 40% · Batting 53 × 30% · 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 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 9 catches + 1 stumpings + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 8 matches — 1.50 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 164 runs in 6 innings, adjusted average 31.9, strike rate 73.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 7.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 8 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (8)
0
Ct (field)
9
Ct (WK)
1.13
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
1
Stumpings
12
Total dismissals
1.5
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
164
Runs (6 inns)
31.89
Avg (adj)
72.97
Strike rate
54
High score
1
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
0
Wickets (7 ov)
4.14
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
0
Extras / over
—
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 8 imported |
| Batting | 164 runs in 6 inns @ 31.89 (SR 72.97) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 54, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 4.14, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 2 RO, 1 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
1.13
Catches / match
1.5
Dismissals / match
Across 8 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 1 | 163 | 54 | 39.12 | 220.27 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | 4.14 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
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