Josh Croom
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 61.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 54 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.75 for the level played (1st grade 22 · 2nd grade 3 · Club 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 39 innings at 20.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 59 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 1.34 per match at 24.3, economy 3.84, strike rate 38.0.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 608 runs in 39 inns @ 20.39 (SR 61.65) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 55, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 59 wkts @ 24.29 (econ 3.84, SR 38) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-29 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 | 6 | 2 | 76 | 35 | 16.89 | 71.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 6 | 228 | 43* | 14.82 | 65.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 55 | 27.19 | 84.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 3 | 217 | 51 | 32.15 | 51.91 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 68 | 5 | 269 | 14 | 19.21 | 3.96 | 29.1 |
| 2024/25 | 109 | 8 | 496 | 17 | 29.18 | 4.55 | 38.5 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 8 | 165 | 5 | 33 | 3.44 | 57.6 |
| 2022/23 | 148.3 | 27 | 503 | 23 | 21.87 | 3.39 | 38.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.