Cruz Polkinghorne
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
9 of 10 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 23% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.8.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 7 catches in 16 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting 45 × 30% · Bowling 50 × 30%. 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- 193 runs in 13 innings, adjusted average 18.3, strike rate 62.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 16 matches — 1.31 per match at 14.8, economy 3.89, strike rate 22.8.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 193 runs in 13 inns @ 18.27 (SR 62.87) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 56, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 14.76 (econ 3.89, SR 22.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-15 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 1 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6 | 2 | 126 | 56* | 28 | 67.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 25* | 10.94 | 55.37 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27.7 | 1 | 146 | 8 | 18.25 | 5.28 | 20.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52 | 8 | 164 | 13 | 12.62 | 3.15 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Cruz compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.