Joel Richards (22)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 36 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 36 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 10 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 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 32). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 36 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 31 innings at 18.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 27 wickets in 29 matches bowled in (of 36 played) — 0.93 per match at 26.1, economy 4.25, strike rate 36.8.
Fielding — imported matches (36)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 36 imported |
| Batting | 492 runs in 31 inns @ 18.94 (SR 50.31) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 91, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 27 wkts @ 26.07 (econ 4.25, SR 36.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 9 | 1 | 236 | 91* | 29.14 | 90.08 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 21 | 5 | 256 | 43 | 15.09 | 48.21 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 72.7 | 6 | 311 | 14 | 22.21 | 4.28 | 31.1 |
| 2024/25 | 92.8 | 9 | 393 | 13 | 30.23 | 4.23 | 42.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Joel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.