Sam Strong (31)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 17 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 20.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 17 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 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 (Rep Div 1 2 · Club 15). 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 17 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 16 innings at 16.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 39.8 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 17 played) — 0.06 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (17)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 17 imported |
| Batting | 244 runs in 16 inns @ 16.2 (SR 20) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 87, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 141 (econ 3.54, SR 239) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2.19 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 18.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 87 | 31 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 14.8 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 78 | 5.26 | 89 |
| 2012/13 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 0 | — | 2.27 | — |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | 2.9 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Sam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.