William Groves (26)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
14 of 26 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 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.22 dismissals per match across 45 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.26.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting 42 × 30% · Bowling 65 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · Club 39). 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: 10 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- 460 runs in 33 innings, adjusted average 16.9, strike rate 63.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 47 wickets in 42 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.12 per match at 12.1, economy 3.26, strike rate 22.3.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 460 runs in 33 inns @ 16.9 (SR 62.96) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 71, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 47 wkts @ 12.11 (econ 3.26, SR 22.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-9 · 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 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17* | 18.75 | 92.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 1 | 193 | 71 | 23.83 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 4 | 144 | 41* | 20.16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 1 | 90 | 30 | 9.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 41 | 7 | 141 | 7 | 20.14 | 3.44 | 35.1 |
| 2012/13 | 80 | 8 | 245 | 21 | 11.67 | 3.06 | 22.9 |
| 2011/12 | 22.3 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 10.6 | 2.37 | 26.8 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | 3.4 | 7.5 |
| 2009/10 | 26 | 2 | 113 | 10 | 11.3 | 4.35 | 15.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does William compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.