Will Johnston (17)

All-Rounder – Bowling U17 (2025/26) NSW Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Central Coast Cricket Zone - Representative Teams · NSW Pathways · Southern Spirit Cricket Club
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 2008 (inferred from U17 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2024/25 (ages out of U16 after this)
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🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
105* off 104
Male Youth League U17 · 2024/25 · 12×4, 0×6 · SR 101

The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 64 balls (SR 78), then 50 to 100 in just 35 (SR 143) — more than double the tempo.

Scoring breakdown
48 of 105 runs (46%) in boundaries · 54% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20 · 27 balls · SR 74 watchful
20→40 · 29 balls · SR 69 watchful
40→50 · 8 balls · SR 125 brisk
50→60 · 6 balls · SR 167 brisk
60→80 · 15 balls · SR 133 brisk
80→100 · 14 balls · SR 143 brisk
Overall Needs Work
20/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
51/100
Batting Proficient
61/100
Bowling Proficient
57/100

Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
  • ● Body of work — 105 imported matches (+2.1)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 53.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 10% of 50+ scores become hundreds (9 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 105.
  • ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.1.
  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.61.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 46 catches in 105 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 11 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting 61 × 30% · Bowling 57 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.50 for the level played (State competition 2 · Rep Div 1 17 · Club 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 47 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 46 catches + 11 run outs (6 direct, 5 assisted) in 105 matches — 0.54 per match.
Batting
1,446 runs in 69 innings, adjusted average 28.3, strike rate 53.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
120 wickets in 89 matches bowled in (of 105 played) — 1.35 per match at 15.1, economy 3.61, strike rate 25.1.

Fielding — imported matches (105)

46
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.44
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
5
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
57
Total dismissals
0.54
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1446
Runs (69 inns)
28.25
Avg (adj)
53.36
Strike rate
105
High score
24
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

120
Wickets (502.8 ov)
3.61
Economy
15.13
Average
70
Maidens
0.09
Extras / over
25.1
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 105 imported
Batting 1446 runs in 69 inns @ 28.25 (SR 53.36)
Milestones 1×100, 9×50, HS 105, 7 ducks
Bowling 120 wkts @ 15.13 (econ 3.61, SR 25.1)
Best / 5WI 6-12 · 3 five-fors
Fielding 46 ct, 11 RO, 0 st
All figures from imported scorecards only.

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 57 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.44
Catches / match
0.54
Dismissals / match

Across 105 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 7 2 279 93* 51.24 69.58 3 0
2025/26 19 4 512 87 32.62 51.77 3 0
2024/25 19 5 440 105* 29.25 53.66 3 1
2023/24 14 6 155 37* 15.82 47.84 0 0
2022/23 10 7 60 21* 10.2 34.09 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2026/27 48.2 1 157 11 14.27 3.26 26.3
2025/26 119.3 17 473 26 18.19 3.96 27.5
2024/25 159.7 28 612 33 18.55 3.83 29
2023/24 118.5 15 377 32 11.78 3.18 22.2
2022/23 57.2 9 197 18 10.94 3.45 19.1

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2026/27 2 0 0 0 2
2025/26 16 0 2 0 18
2024/25 12 0 2 0 14
2023/24 8 0 5 0 13
2022/23 8 0 2 0 10
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