Sam Hicks (25)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.49 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.49 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 21 catches in 43 matches (0.49 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 43 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 35 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.26 for the level played (Club 35 · 5th grade and below 8). 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
- Keeping: 16 catches + 5 stumpings + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.49 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 17.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.61 per match at 17.8, economy 3.38, strike rate 31.6.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 622 runs in 41 inns @ 17.39 (SR 48.9) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 53, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 17.82 (econ 3.38, SR 31.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 ct, 0 RO, 5 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 26 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6.67 | 68.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 53 | 19.5 | 68.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 8 | 1 | 182 | 52* | 25.59 | 52.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 11 | 1 | 185 | 49* | 18.35 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 3 | 117 | 40* | 15.21 | 95.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 61.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | — |
| 2011/12 | 26 | 3 | 79 | 4 | 19.75 | 3.04 | 39 |
| 2010/11 | 21 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 16.5 | 3.14 | 31.5 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 8.67 | 3.25 | 16 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012/13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Sam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.