Sam Costello (28)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 57 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.4 over 41 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 21 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.
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.34 is excellent but a wicket every 48 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.34.
- ✓ Safe hands — 21 catches in 57 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 31 × 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 (Rep Div 1 1 · Club 56). 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: 20 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 57 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 5.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 58 wickets in 55 matches bowled in (of 57 played) — 1.05 per match at 26.8, economy 3.34, strike rate 48.2.
Fielding — imported matches (57)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 57 imported |
| Batting | 148 runs in 41 inns @ 5.37 (SR 37.8) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 58 wkts @ 26.83 (econ 3.34, SR 48.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 3.33 | 64.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 18 | 6.74 | 88.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 14.63 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 0.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 114 | 22 | 425 | 10 | 42.5 | 3.73 | 68.4 |
| 2020/21 | 116.8 | 29 | 381 | 13 | 29.31 | 3.26 | 53.9 |
| 2019/20 | 117 | 29 | 344 | 14 | 24.57 | 2.94 | 50.1 |
| 2018/19 | 39 | 5 | 155 | 7 | 22.14 | 3.97 | 33.4 |
| 2017/18 | 36 | 3 | 149 | 6 | 24.83 | 4.14 | 36 |
| 2016/17 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2.4 | 30 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 0.83 | 12 |
| 2012/13 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 2.9 | 60 |
| 2011/12 | 17 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 2.59 | 51 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Sam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.