Sheldon Baker
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 22 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 45.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
8 of 11 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
0.23 dismissals per match across 22 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.17.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · Club 19). 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: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 22 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 19 innings at 16.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 52 wickets in 21 matches bowled in (of 22 played) — 2.48 per match at 17.7, economy 3.17, strike rate 33.4.
Fielding — imported matches (22)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 22 imported |
| Batting | 225 runs in 19 inns @ 16.83 (SR 45.45) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 71, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 52 wkts @ 17.67 (econ 3.17, SR 33.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-42 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 22 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 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 12.78 | 287.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 13.5 | 192.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16* | 8.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 71* | 25.56 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 16 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 17.33 | 3.25 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 2.63 | 48 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 2.57 | 84 |
| 2013/14 | 11.2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 1.16 | 16.8 |
| 2004/05 | 123.3 | 22 | 397 | 22 | 18.05 | 3.22 | 33.6 |
| 2003/04 | 117 | 23 | 400 | 21 | 19.05 | 3.42 | 33.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Sheldon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.