Oliver Nicholas
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 1.7 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 6.39 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 36% 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 9 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 1.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 16 wickets from 58.8 overs across 23 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 0.70 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 35 runs in 22 inns @ 1.66 (SR 10.94) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 7, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 23.5 (econ 6.39, SR 22.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2.11 | 18.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1.33 | 9.76 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 22 | 0 | 149 | 5 | 29.8 | 6.77 | 26.4 |
| 2023/24 | 36.8 | 0 | 227 | 11 | 20.64 | 6.16 | 20.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
How does Oliver compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.