Robert Close
Representative pathway — 13 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 36 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
- ● Body of work — 48 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.3 over 42 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.80.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 53 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.57 for the level played (1st grade 5 · 2nd grade 38 · 3rd grade 5). 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: 13 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 48 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 42 innings at 9.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 79 wickets in 46 matches bowled in (of 48 played) — 1.72 per match at 22.6, economy 3.80, strike rate 35.7.
Fielding — imported matches (48)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 48 imported |
| Batting | 305 runs in 42 inns @ 9.34 (SR 54.9) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 47, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 79 wkts @ 22.63 (econ 3.8, SR 35.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-29 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 9 | 3 | 91 | 23 | 13.48 | 54.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 12 | 6 | 86 | 23* | 10.75 | 46.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 47 | 6.97 | 92.09 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 151 | 23 | 501 | 24 | 20.88 | 3.32 | 37.8 |
| 2011/12 | 114.3 | 19 | 493 | 22 | 22.41 | 4.31 | 31.2 |
| 2009/10 | 204.7 | 30 | 794 | 33 | 24.06 | 3.88 | 37.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Robert compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.