Neal O'Brian
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 75 imported matches (+1.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.0 over 62 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
30 of 55 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 19% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.47 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.49 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 37 catches in 75 matches (0.49 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 48 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 32 catches + 3 stumpings + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 75 matches — 0.51 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 62 innings at 5.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 11.2 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 75 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (75)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 75 imported |
| Batting | 278 runs in 62 inns @ 4.99 (SR 26.56) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 33, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 7.25, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 37 ct, 3 RO, 3 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 43 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 75 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 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3.67 | 35.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 0 | 61 | 21 | 5.55 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 24 | 7.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 3.02 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 33 | 9.04 | 775 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.86 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | — |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2020/21 | 3.2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | 12 | — |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Neal compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.