Cooper O'Brien (24)
Representative pathway — 20 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 44 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 30 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 87 imported matches (+1.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 42.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 12% of 50+ scores become hundreds (14 fifties, 2 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.41 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 30.1.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 105.
- ✓ Safe hands — 41 catches in 87 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting 65 × 30% · 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
- ×0.62 for the level played (1st grade 11 · Rep Div 1 31 · 2nd grade 12 · 3rd grade 20 · Club 13). 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: 31 catches + 5 stumpings + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 87 matches — 0.46 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 2,040 runs in 84 innings, adjusted average 30.1, strike rate 42.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 3 wickets from 20.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 87 played) — 0.03 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (87)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 87 imported |
| Batting | 2040 runs in 84 inns @ 30.07 (SR 42.53) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 14×50, HS 105, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 3 wkts @ 15.67 (econ 2.35, SR 40) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 41 ct, 4 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 50 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | 4 | 281 | 105* | 39.34 | 69.04 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 14 | 0 | 328 | 68 | 23.43 | 57.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 9 | 4 | 297 | 67* | 47.67 | 93.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 1 | 146 | 102 | 35.04 | 304.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 4 | 324 | 67* | 36 | 95.01 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 3 | 199 | 84 | 17.26 | 127.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 1 | 164 | 55 | 31.89 | 37.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 2 | 187 | 50 | 41.56 | 42.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 51 | 24.33 | 54.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 12.19 | 33.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 3.07 | 84 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 18 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Cooper compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.