Thomas Saker
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 62 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.0 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 62 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 28% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.88.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 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
- ×0.33 for the level played (3rd grade 20 · Club 37 · 4th grade 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 62 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 5.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 89 wickets in 60 matches bowled in (of 62 played) — 1.48 per match at 18.0, economy 2.88, strike rate 37.6.
Fielding — imported matches (62)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 62 imported |
| Batting | 105 runs in 29 inns @ 4.99 (SR 40) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 18, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 89 wkts @ 18.03 (econ 2.88, SR 37.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4* | 1.94 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5.94 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5* | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18* | 14.88 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | 2.44 | — |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0.63 | 48 |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 0 | — | 2.73 | — |
| 2016/17 | 47 | 10 | 135 | 8 | 16.88 | 2.87 | 35.3 |
| 2015/16 | 16 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 2.94 | 96 |
| 2013/14 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 24.5 | 4.08 | 36 |
| 2011/12 | 38 | 12 | 93 | 13 | 7.15 | 2.45 | 17.5 |
| 2009/10 | 132.2 | 27 | 373 | 17 | 21.94 | 2.82 | 46.6 |
| 2008/09 | 98.8 | 22 | 290 | 13 | 22.31 | 2.93 | 45.6 |
| 2007/08 | 103 | 16 | 301 | 20 | 15.05 | 2.92 | 30.9 |
| 2006/07 | 83 | 18 | 260 | 14 | 18.57 | 3.13 | 35.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Thomas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.