Steven Baird
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 61 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.39 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
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 — 28 catches in 61 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 61). 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
- Keeping: 19 catches + 5 stumpings + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 61 matches — 0.43 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 57 innings at 16.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 25.8 overs across 8 matches bowled in (of 61 played) — 0.03 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (61)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 61 imported |
| Batting | 885 runs in 57 inns @ 16.89 (SR 56.76) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 61, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 50 (econ 3.87, SR 77.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 28 ct, 2 RO, 5 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 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 14* | 10.94 | 74.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | 1 | 242 | 43 | 11.5 | 72.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 34* | 24 | 131.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 33 | 22 | 227.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 34* | 20.89 | 127.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 11 | 0 | 197 | 61 | 17.91 | 729.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 50* | 23.95 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 60 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006/07 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
How does Steven compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.