Brian Backhouse
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.9 over 35 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
15 of 24 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 38 × 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 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 4 run outs (3 direct, 1 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 6.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 45 wickets in 41 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.10 per match at 24.1, economy 4.29, strike rate 33.7.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 183 runs in 35 inns @ 6.87 (SR 68.75) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 34, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 45 wkts @ 24.07 (econ 4.29, SR 33.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-26 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 4 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 32* | 9.23 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3.67 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9* | 9 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4* | 1.33 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 15.36 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11* | 9.75 | 68.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 71.5 | 5 | 329 | 11 | 29.91 | 4.6 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 89 | 5.56 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 24 | 5 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 2.75 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 19 | 0 | 91 | 2 | 45.5 | 4.79 | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 22 | 3 | 81 | 4 | 20.25 | 3.68 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | 7.75 | — |
| 2018/19 | 9.8 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 15 | 6.1 | 14.8 |
| 2017/18 | 23 | 2 | 94 | 4 | 23.5 | 4.09 | 34.5 |
| 2016/17 | 12.3 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 11.75 | 3.81 | 18.5 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 4.43 | 84 |
| 2014/15 | 18 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 3.11 | 13.5 |
| 2013/14 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Brian compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.