Hayden Free (18)
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.5 over 9 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
3 of 4 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.
Going at 5.61 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.08 catches per match over 13 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.
Out for 0 in 22% 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 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 45 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.78 for the level played (Rep Div 1 13). 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: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 9 innings at 13.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 8 wickets in 12 matches bowled in (of 13 played) — 0.67 per match at 21.9, economy 5.61, strike rate 23.4.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 78 runs in 9 inns @ 13.48 (SR 79.59) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 8 wkts @ 21.88 (econ 5.61, SR 23.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | 5 | 78 | 27* | 13.48 | 79.59 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.2 | 0 | 175 | 8 | 21.88 | 5.61 | 23.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Hayden compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.