Thomas Richards (16)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 45.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
17 of 25 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.
Out for 0 in 13% 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 13.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.96.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.36 for the level played (State competition 4 · Club 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 38 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 38 innings at 16.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 51 wickets in 49 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 1.04 per match at 13.8, economy 2.96, strike rate 27.9.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 473 runs in 38 inns @ 16.71 (SR 45.92) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 52, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 51 wkts @ 13.75 (econ 2.96, SR 27.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-23 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 ct, 1 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 18 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23* | 23 | 121.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 22 | 7 | 302 | 52 | 18.1 | 48.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7* | 6.56 | 23.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 3 | 122 | 36 | 20.97 | 45.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 2.22 | 17.24 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2025/26 | 144 | 33 | 425 | 34 | 12.5 | 2.95 | 25.4 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 4 | 133 | 10 | 13.3 | 3.13 | 25.5 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 8 | 106 | 6 | 17.67 | 2.62 | 40.5 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 3.13 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Thomas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.