Axel Purcell (16)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 65 balls (SR 77), then 50 to 100 in just 40 (SR 125) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 24 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Imported-match numbers are solid across the board. Keep importing matches to track trends over time.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 104.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.06.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 40% · Batting 64 × 30% · Bowling 63 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 24 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- 419 runs in 18 innings, adjusted average 29.7, strike rate 79.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 24 played) — 1.22 per match at 14.8, economy 3.06, strike rate 29.0.
Fielding — imported matches (24)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 24 imported |
| Batting | 419 runs in 18 inns @ 29.74 (SR 79.17) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 104, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 14.79 (econ 3.06, SR 29) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 24 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 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 59.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 2 | 320 | 104 | 34.38 | 106.31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 35 | 24.75 | 84.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7* | 6 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 6.71 | 42 |
| 2025/26 | 63.5 | 10 | 185 | 13 | 14.23 | 2.91 | 29.3 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 6 | 97 | 8 | 12.13 | 2.2 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 21 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 14.17 | 4.05 | 21 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Axel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.