Nicholas Howard
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.2 over 27 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
2.2 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 5.84 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.03 catches per match over 35 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 30% 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 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 21 × 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 35). 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: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.03 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 3.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 18 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.53 per match at 24.4, economy 5.84, strike rate 25.1.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 69 runs in 27 inns @ 3.22 (SR 25.58) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 16, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 18 wkts @ 24.44 (econ 5.84, SR 25.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11* | 3.75 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 2.43 | 23.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 16* | 3.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 11.3 | 0 | 98 | 0 | — | 8.65 | — |
| 2019/20 | 32 | 1 | 196 | 8 | 24.5 | 6.13 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 32 | 0 | 146 | 10 | 14.6 | 4.56 | 19.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Nicholas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.