Karen Sheppard (18)
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 12 matches (+4.8)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.9 over 33 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.78 is excellent but a wicket every 43 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.78.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 43 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.58 for the level played (1st grade 4 · Rep Div 1 12 · Club 19). 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: 9 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.34 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 33 innings at 9.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.66 per match at 27.3, economy 3.78, strike rate 43.4.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 257 runs in 33 inns @ 9.91 (SR 48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 39, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 27.33 (econ 3.78, SR 43.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-3 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 3 | 97 | 39 | 14.37 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 4.07 | 38.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 20 | 11.6 | 72.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 18* | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 25* | 13.32 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 6 | 173 | 8 | 21.63 | 3.04 | 42.6 |
| 2020/21 | 65 | 7 | 279 | 7 | 39.86 | 4.29 | 55.7 |
| 2019/20 | 13 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 5.15 | 26 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 3.75 | 16 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 2.78 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Karen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.