Kate Shepherd
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 14 matches (+2.1)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.6 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.2 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 13 catches in 28 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.38 for the level played (3rd grade 14 · Club 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 9.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.62 per match at 15.4, economy 3.80, strike rate 24.3.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 171 runs in 25 inns @ 9.58 (SR 50.89) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 15.38 (econ 3.8, SR 24.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 2 | 92 | 29 | 9.88 | 54.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 19* | 10.36 | 53.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 9* | 7 | 39.44 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 39.7 | 2 | 174 | 9 | 19.33 | 4.39 | 26.4 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 11.75 | 3.62 | 19.5 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 | 2.08 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Kate compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.