Oliver Samuel (15)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.0 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 39 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.
9 of 12 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.75.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 63 × 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 39). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 39 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 9.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 1.24 per match at 16.4, economy 3.75, strike rate 26.2.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 128 runs in 20 inns @ 8.96 (SR 69.03) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 16.39 (econ 3.75, SR 26.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-27 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 3 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 39 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 19 | 8 | 126 | 21* | 9.42 | 82.35 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 6.67 | — |
| 2025/26 | 164 | 26 | 592 | 40 | 14.8 | 3.61 | 24.6 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 72 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
How does Oliver compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.