Paul Shakespeare
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 51.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
15 of 28 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.
Out for 0 in 13% 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 16.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.88.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 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 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 16.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 1.19 per match at 16.0, economy 2.88, strike rate 33.3.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 462 runs in 30 inns @ 16.43 (SR 51.06) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 48, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 15.97 (econ 2.88, SR 33.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-30 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 1 | 219 | 48 | 16.76 | 53.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 34 | 16.57 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 54 |
| 2025/26 | 92.8 | 15 | 298 | 17 | 17.53 | 3.21 | 32.8 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 12 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017/18 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 2.33 | 45 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 3.25 | — |
| 2014/15 | 36 | 5 | 106 | 7 | 15.14 | 2.94 | 30.9 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 2.38 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Paul compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.