Cruz Ritchie (16)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 49 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.8 over 37 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.61 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 10.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.70.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 17 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 30 catches in 49 matches (0.61 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 62 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 75 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.35 for the level played (State competition 3 · Club 37). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 26 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 49 matches — 0.59 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 11.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 31 matches bowled in (of 49 played) — 1.32 per match at 10.3, economy 3.70, strike rate 16.7.
Fielding — imported matches (49)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 49 imported |
| Batting | 352 runs in 37 inns @ 11.83 (SR 59.25) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 10.29 (econ 3.7, SR 16.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-14 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 30 ct, 3 RO, 2 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 35 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 49 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 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 6.72 | 50.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 20 | 2 | 251 | 40 | 13.81 | 65.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 24* | 8.07 | 45.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 12 | 92.31 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 12.5 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 4.16 | 18.8 |
| 2025/26 | 74.5 | 13 | 249 | 23 | 10.83 | 3.34 | 19.4 |
| 2024/25 | 25.2 | 2 | 117 | 11 | 10.64 | 4.65 | 13.7 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 2 | 4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025/26 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Cruz compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.