Taj Maddox (15)
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 11 matches (+4.4)
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 58.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.08.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 32 × 40% · Batting 51 × 30% · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.51 for the level played (State competition 2 · Rep Div 1 15 · Club 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 5 run outs (3 direct, 2 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.40 per match.
- Batting
- 459 runs in 27 innings, adjusted average 25.2, strike rate 58.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.97 per match at 16.5, economy 3.08, strike rate 32.2.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 459 runs in 27 inns @ 25.19 (SR 58.35) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 75, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 16.51 (econ 3.08, SR 32.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 5 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 19 | 10 | 381 | 75* | 30.61 | 61.25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 50* | 16.52 | 203.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18* | 14.25 | 46.34 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2.67 | 1.33 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | 112 | 14 | 365 | 16 | 22.81 | 3.26 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 61.8 | 11 | 177 | 14 | 12.64 | 2.86 | 26.5 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Taj compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.