Chris Read
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.7 over 16 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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.
Out for 0 in 25% 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 12.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.28.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 16 innings at 2.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 50 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 1.79 per match at 12.3, economy 3.28, strike rate 22.5.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 31 runs in 16 inns @ 2.66 (SR 30.36) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 14, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 50 wkts @ 12.26 (econ 3.28, SR 22.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-21 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 3 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2* | 2 | 26.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 5.43 | 3.45 | 9.4 |
| 2025/26 | 29 | 3 | 147 | 11 | 13.36 | 5.07 | 15.8 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1.82 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 73 | 13 | 227 | 8 | 28.38 | 3.11 | 54.8 |
| 2022/23 | 29.2 | 8 | 74 | 13 | 5.69 | 2.54 | 13.5 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
| 2017/18 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.63 | 19.2 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 4.17 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 3.6 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Chris compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.