Nicholas Laffey (23)
Batting – Opening Batter
U18 (2020/21)
QLD
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Competitions
Registered with:
Gympie Junior Rep · South Queensland Zone - Representative · Gympie Cricket Club · Toombul District Cricket Club · Toombul District CC · Wide Bay Junior Rep · Gympie Regional Cricket Association Inc. · Queensland Cricket State Championships · Tin Can Bay CA · Wide Bay Cricket · Harlequins
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2002
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2020/21 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2018/19 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
27/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
27/100
Batting
Proficient
52/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 26 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● First-class, BBL or international — 5 matches (+10.0)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 24 matches (+9.6)
- ● Regional representative — 56 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 127 imported matches (+2.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 51.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (12 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 48 catches in 127 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 11 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting 52 × 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
- ×0.53 for the level played (National competition 5 · State competition 4 · 1st grade 15 · Rep Div 1 13 · 2nd grade 13 · 3rd grade 33 · Club 42 · 4th grade 2). 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: 30 catches + 11 run outs (11 direct, 0 assisted) in 127 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- 2,507 runs in 123 innings, adjusted average 21.2, strike rate 51.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 21.0 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 127 played) — 0.03 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (127)
30
Ct (field)
18
Ct (WK)
0.38
Catches / match
11
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
3
Stumpings
62
Total dismissals
0.49
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
2507
Runs (123 inns)
21.21
Avg (adj)
51.35
Strike rate
82
High score
5
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
4
Wickets (21 ov)
5.48
Economy
28.75
Average
1
Maidens
0.19
Extras / over
31.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 127 imported |
| Batting | 2507 runs in 123 inns @ 21.21 (SR 51.35) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 12×50, HS 82, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 28.75 (econ 5.48, SR 31.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 48 ct, 11 RO, 3 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 62 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.38
Catches / match
0.49
Dismissals / match
Across 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 | 0 | 410 | 82 | 34.17 | 45.15 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 18 | 1 | 339 | 45* | 19.88 | 54.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 23 | 2 | 469 | 63 | 22.16 | 61.71 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 11 | 0 | 170 | 75 | 15.45 | 79.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 0 | 139 | 42 | 13.9 | 146.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 20 | 0 | 382 | 60 | 19.1 | 67.85 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 0 | 228 | 65 | 20.73 | 116.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 11 | 0 | 227 | 78 | 20.64 | 86.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 78* | 51.5 | 133.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 4.4 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 5.8 | 30 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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