Sam O'Donnell
Batting – Opening Batter
SA
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Prospect District Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
43/100
Batting
Proficient
55/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Regional representative — 19 matches (+2.9)
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 60.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 38 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 43 × 40% · Batting 55 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 (2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 14 · 4th grade 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- 895 runs in 43 innings, adjusted average 21.8, strike rate 60.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 28.0 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 0.05 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
13
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.37
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
16
Total dismissals
0.42
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
895
Runs (43 inns)
21.78
Avg (adj)
60.15
Strike rate
93
High score
2
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
2
Wickets (28 ov)
4.93
Economy
69
Average
4
Maidens
0.07
Extras / over
84
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 895 runs in 43 inns @ 21.78 (SR 60.15) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 93, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 69 (econ 4.93, SR 84) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 2 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.37
Catches / match
0.42
Dismissals / match
Across 38 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 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 0 | 227 | 48 | 20.64 | 46.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 93* | 31.92 | 75.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 0 | 173 | 70 | 19.22 | 61.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 63.16 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 7.67 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 7.33 | — |
| 2022/23 | 20 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 3.8 | 120 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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