Oliver Richards
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.3 over 31 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.56 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 32 matches (0.56 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 48 × 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
- ×0.57 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · Club 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 16 catches + 3 stumpings + 5 run outs (2 direct, 3 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.75 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 31 innings at 13.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 8 wickets from 32.0 overs across 19 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 0.25 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 345 runs in 31 inns @ 13.28 (SR 40.16) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 36, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 8 wkts @ 16 (econ 4, SR 24) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 5 RO, 3 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 26 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 36 | 16.25 | 36.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 2 | 153 | 35 | 13.58 | 40.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 4 | 127 | 24* | 11.66 | 41.64 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 12.67 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 22 | 1 | 90 | 5 | 18 | 4.09 | 26.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
How does Oliver compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.