Archer Gaffney (15)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.3 over 27 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 38 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 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.5.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.37 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 3 run outs (0 direct, 3 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 13.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 0.88 per match at 16.5, economy 4.42, strike rate 22.4.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 277 runs in 27 inns @ 13.3 (SR 53.41) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 50, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 16.54 (econ 4.42, SR 22.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-20 · 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 38 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 | 11 | 4 | 63 | 15* | 7.81 | 61.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 29* | 12.19 | 56.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 50 | 21.25 | 73.12 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 50.8 | 6 | 204 | 14 | 14.57 | 4.01 | 21.8 |
| 2024/25 | 22.8 | 1 | 127 | 6 | 21.17 | 5.56 | 22.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31 | 3 | 132 | 8 | 16.5 | 4.26 | 23.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Archer compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.