Kai Claydon (17)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.8 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 17 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.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 5.92 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 31 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 37 × 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 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 5 run outs (3 direct, 2 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.55 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 7.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 15 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.56 per match at 24.5, economy 5.92, strike rate 24.8.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 135 runs in 20 inns @ 7.76 (SR 63.38) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 24.47 (econ 5.92, SR 24.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 5 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 27 | 7.41 | 69.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 2 | 75 | 21 | 8.06 | 59.06 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 4.67 | — |
| 2024/25 | 29 | 0 | 226 | 8 | 28.25 | 7.79 | 21.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30 | 3 | 127 | 7 | 18.14 | 4.23 | 25.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
How does Kai compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.