John Howard
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 9 matches (+1.3)
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 64.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
5 of 8 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.
Only 0.00 catches per match over 13 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.58.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 10 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 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 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 0 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 10 innings at 18.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 11 matches bowled in (of 13 played) — 1.18 per match at 21.4, economy 3.58, strike rate 35.8.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 156 runs in 10 inns @ 18.72 (SR 64.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 39, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 21.38 (econ 3.58, SR 35.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-31 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 13.67 | 59.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 39 | 21.12 | 66.86 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 4.5 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 62.7 | 4 | 218 | 11 | 19.82 | 3.48 | 34.2 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 3.43 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does John compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.