Heath Shields
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Regional representative — 9 matches (+1.3)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.7 over 47 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 23% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.24 dismissals per match across 45 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.44 for the level played (2nd grade 1 · 3rd grade 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 10 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 47 innings at 13.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 24 wickets from 161.2 overs across 23 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.04 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 531 runs in 47 inns @ 13.7 (SR 51.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 72, 11 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 33.88 (econ 5.04, SR 40.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 2 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 | 13 | 1 | 128 | 72 | 10.6 | 117.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 3 | 174 | 28 | 12.91 | 67.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | 6 | 229 | 39 | 16.96 | 74.35 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 67 | 7.44 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 54 | 3 | 276 | 6 | 46 | 5.11 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 98.2 | 11 | 470 | 17 | 27.65 | 4.79 | 34.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Heath compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.