Sam Barker (17)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.1 over 32 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.1 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 6.08 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.11 catches per match over 35 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 44% 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 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 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 35). 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.06 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 2.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 22 wickets in 35 matches — 0.63 per match at 24.6, economy 6.08, strike rate 24.3.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 55 runs in 32 inns @ 2.09 (SR 10.27) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 11, 14 ducks |
| Bowling | 22 wkts @ 24.64 (econ 6.08, SR 24.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 11* | 4.2 | 19.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3* | 1.27 | 6.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2* | 0.54 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5* | 3 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 3.12 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 27 | 1 | 149 | 7 | 21.29 | 5.52 | 23.1 |
| 2020/21 | 22 | 1 | 136 | 9 | 15.11 | 6.18 | 14.7 |
| 2019/20 | 29 | 1 | 190 | 5 | 38 | 6.55 | 34.8 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | 7.71 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Sam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.