Ross Appleby
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 34 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.2 over 19 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
8 of 13 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 5.55 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.12 catches per match over 34 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 32% 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 15.9.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 17 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. 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 34). 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
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 34 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 19 innings at 4.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 38 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 34 played) — 1.36 per match at 15.9, economy 5.55, strike rate 17.2.
Fielding — imported matches (34)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 34 imported |
| Batting | 60 runs in 19 inns @ 4.16 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 13, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 38 wkts @ 15.87 (econ 5.55, SR 17.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-42 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 0 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 8.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4* | 2.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 10.2 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 11.14 | 7.67 | 8.7 |
| 2017/18 | 27.5 | 1 | 147 | 10 | 14.7 | 5.35 | 16.5 |
| 2016/17 | 29.3 | 0 | 149 | 8 | 18.63 | 5.08 | 22 |
| 2015/16 | 27.7 | 0 | 159 | 8 | 19.88 | 5.75 | 20.8 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 16.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Ross compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.