Savannah Blackwood (14)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 36 balls (SR 139), then 50 to 100 in just 33 (SR 152) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 24 matches (+9.6)
- ● Body of work — 55 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
18 of 31 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.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.7.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 15 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 26 catches in 55 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 17 run outs.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 56 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 73 × 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 (Rep Div 1 24 · Club 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 47 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 15 catches + 17 run outs (5 direct, 12 assisted) in 55 matches — 0.58 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 49 innings at 20.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 32 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 55 played) — 0.97 per match at 9.7, economy 3.86, strike rate 15.1.
Fielding — imported matches (55)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 55 imported |
| Batting | 741 runs in 49 inns @ 20.68 (SR 81.55) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 100, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 32 wkts @ 9.72 (econ 3.86, SR 15.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 26 ct, 17 RO, 3 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 46 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 100* | 73 | 137.74 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 30 | 9 | 449 | 72 | 19.46 | 75.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 4 | 109 | 35* | 10.01 | 66.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 15* | 12.33 | 90.24 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2.4 | 2.32 | 6.2 |
| 2025/26 | 49.3 | 4 | 199 | 14 | 14.21 | 4.03 | 21.1 |
| 2024/25 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 8 | 8.63 | 3.63 | 14.3 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 6.2 | 4.43 | 8.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
How does Savannah compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.