Austin Herft (17)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
3 of 6 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.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
0.57 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 8 catches in 14 matches (0.57 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 69 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.71 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 15.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 9 wickets in 10 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 0.90 per match at 18.1, economy 4.91, strike rate 22.1.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 122 runs in 12 inns @ 15.25 (SR 50.21) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 44, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 9 wkts @ 18.11 (econ 4.91, SR 22.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-19 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 2 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 14 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 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18* | 13.13 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 44* | 28.89 | 54.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13* | 9.8 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 10.2 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 6.67 | 3.93 | 10.2 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 5.67 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 44.5 | 5.24 | 51 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Austin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.