Josh Bird
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.8 over 12 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.00 catches per match over 14 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 33% 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 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 17 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.37 for the level played (2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 1 · 4th grade 4 · 5th grade and below 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 0 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 6.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 8 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 1.38 per match at 15.0, economy 3.24, strike rate 27.8.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 75 runs in 12 inns @ 6.77 (SR 28.21) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 15 (econ 3.24, SR 27.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-36 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 14 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 | 11 | 1 | 69 | 27 | 6.84 | 88.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 41 | 10 | 129 | 7 | 18.43 | 3.15 | 35.1 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3.6 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.