Karen Elsden (17)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Body of work — 18 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.6 over 9 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 18 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.
Out for 0 in 11% 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 17.1.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 21 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 22 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.49 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Club 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 18 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 9 innings at 10.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 18 played) — 0.81 per match at 17.1, economy 4.83, strike rate 21.2.
Fielding — imported matches (18)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 18 imported |
| Batting | 78 runs in 9 inns @ 10.59 (SR 53.85) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 17.08 (econ 4.83, SR 21.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 2 | 78 | 28* | 10.59 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 46 | 4 | 222 | 13 | 17.08 | 4.83 | 21.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
How does Karen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.