Niamh Sole (15)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 55.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
6 of 7 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.
1.1 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.
Going at 5.69 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 28 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 30 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.38 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · Club 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.43 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 15.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 15 wickets in 24 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.62 per match at 23.5, economy 5.69, strike rate 24.7.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 172 runs in 18 inns @ 15.4 (SR 55.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 26, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 23.47 (econ 5.69, SR 24.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 | 11 | 8 | 120 | 26* | 18.84 | 59.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 10.61 | 48.15 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 41.8 | 2 | 223 | 10 | 22.3 | 5.33 | 25.1 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 1 | 110 | 2 | 55 | 7.33 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Niamh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.