Nicholas Azzopardi
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.2 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
14 of 18 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Going at 5.84 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.13 catches per match over 30 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 30% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 36 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.50 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · Club 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 5.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.52 per match at 43.6, economy 5.84, strike rate 44.9.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 95 runs in 20 inns @ 5.23 (SR 48.72) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 23, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 43.64 (econ 5.84, SR 44.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 3 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 30 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 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 5.78 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 23 | 5.7 | 48.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 48 | 4 | 242 | 10 | 24.2 | 5.04 | 28.8 |
| 2024/25 | 26.7 | 1 | 182 | 3 | 60.67 | 6.83 | 53.3 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 0 | — | 4.75 | — |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | — | 6.75 | — |
| 2021/22 | 18 | 1 | 122 | 1 | 122 | 6.78 | 108 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Nicholas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.