Josh Croom
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.0 over 14 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.21 dismissals per match across 28 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.32.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.78 for the level played (1st grade 18 · 2nd grade 10). 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: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 5.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 64 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 2.37 per match at 15.4, economy 3.32, strike rate 27.9.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 47 runs in 14 inns @ 5.04 (SR 51.65) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 15, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 64 wkts @ 15.42 (econ 3.32, SR 27.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-23 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 15* | 6 | 59.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9* | 3.75 | 40.54 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 172.7 | 18 | 667 | 34 | 19.62 | 3.86 | 30.5 |
| 2020/21 | 125 | 29 | 320 | 30 | 10.67 | 2.56 | 25 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.