Paxton Thomas (13)
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Regional representative — 9 matches (+1.3)
- ● Body of work — 33 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.4 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 21 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 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 44 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.58 for the level played (1st grade 9 · Rep Div 1 7 · Club 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 5 run outs (4 direct, 1 assisted) in 33 matches — 0.42 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 11.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 33 matches — 0.85 per match at 19.2, economy 4.07, strike rate 28.4.
Fielding — imported matches (33)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 33 imported |
| Batting | 260 runs in 29 inns @ 11.44 (SR 70.8) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 51, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 19.21 (econ 4.07, SR 28.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-10 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 5 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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 33 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 24 | 5 | 204 | 51* | 10.27 | 63.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 38* | 26.5 | 132.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 4.75 | — |
| 2025/26 | 116.3 | 18 | 481 | 25 | 19.24 | 4.13 | 27.9 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2.75 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Paxton compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.