Axel Whitnell (14)
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Going at 5.85 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.08 catches per match over 12 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.
5 of 5 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 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.6.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 7 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 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 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 9 innings at 15.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 10 matches bowled in (of 12 played) — 1.10 per match at 17.6, economy 5.85, strike rate 18.0.
Fielding — imported matches (12)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 12 imported |
| Batting | 95 runs in 9 inns @ 15.25 (SR 50.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 17.55 (econ 5.85, SR 18) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 0 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 12 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 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 22* | 9.72 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 18.8 | 2 | 93 | 6 | 15.5 | 4.94 | 18.8 |
| 2025/26 | 14.2 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 20 | 7.06 | 17 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Axel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.