Preston Smith (13)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
4 of 6 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 0.13 catches per match over 31 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 13% 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 24 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 15.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 8 wickets from 56.0 overs across 28 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.29 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 205 runs in 23 inns @ 15.5 (SR 65.93) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 23, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 8 wkts @ 30.25 (econ 4.32, SR 42) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-10 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 2 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7* | 3.56 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 23* | 23.04 | 65.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 12 | 117 | 23* | 9.75 | 87.97 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 20 | 1 | 86 | 3 | 28.67 | 4.3 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 32 | 4.27 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | 2 | 92 | 3 | 30.67 | 4.38 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Preston compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.