Jonah Lai (14)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 46.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.8 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.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 29 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 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 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 19 innings at 19.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 0.64 per match at 24.3, economy 5.33, strike rate 27.4.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 215 runs in 19 inns @ 19.65 (SR 46.15) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 56, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 24.31 (econ 5.33, SR 27.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 3 RO, 1 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 29 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5.31 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 21.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 12 | 191 | 56* | 15.92 | 82.33 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 19 | 0 | 104 | 3 | 34.67 | 5.47 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 2 | 87 | 6 | 14.5 | 4.83 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | 3 | 191 | 6 | 31.83 | 5.62 | 34 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Jonah compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.