Steven Lester
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
16 of 22 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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.
Economy of 2.88 is excellent but a wicket every 51 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 40 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting 42 × 30% · Bowling 22 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.32 for the level played (State competition 2 · Club 38). 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 40 matches — 0.30 per match.
- Batting
- 500 runs in 31 innings, adjusted average 20.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 22 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 1.05 per match at 24.3, economy 2.88, strike rate 50.6.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 500 runs in 31 inns @ 20.81 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 92, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 24.3 (econ 2.88, SR 50.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 3 RO, 2 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 52 | 25.6 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 92 | 61 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 37 | 20.72 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 24 | 9.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 11 | 4 | 100 | 22* | 12.4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12* | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 2.33 | — |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 1 | 84 | 4 | 21 | 6.46 | 19.5 |
| 2009/10 | 109 | 22 | 311 | 11 | 28.27 | 2.85 | 59.5 |
| 2008/09 | 69 | 21 | 157 | 8 | 19.63 | 2.28 | 51.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
How does Steven compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.