Sam Meares
Batting – Opening Batter
NSW
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Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
15/100
Batting
Advance
67/100
Bowling
Strong
~37/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
medium
Fielding
Low overall fielding impact
0.23 dismissals per match across 26 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Effective lower-order runs — adjusted average 42.1 (frequently not out).
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting 67 × 30% · Bowling 37 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- 693 runs in 24 innings, adjusted average 42.1, strike rate 87.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 0.73 per match at 23.1, economy 4.03, strike rate 34.4.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
6
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.23
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
6
Total dismissals
0.23
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
693
Runs (24 inns)
42.11
Avg (adj)
87.46
Strike rate
57
High score
11
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
11
Wickets (63 ov)
4.03
Economy
23.09
Average
1
Maidens
0.08
Extras / over
34.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 693 runs in 24 inns @ 42.11 (SR 87.46) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 57, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 23.09 (econ 4.03, SR 34.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.23
Catches / match
0.23
Dismissals / match
Across 26 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 | 1 | 43 | 43* | 43 | 107.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 57 | 33.28 | 146.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 5 | 285 | 45* | 49.26 | 678.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 43* | 30.67 | 132.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 40* | 46.11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 16 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 44.5 | 4.45 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 11.6 | 3.22 | 21.6 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 3 | 27 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pathway benchmark
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