Archie Best (13)
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.7 over 12 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
5 of 7 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.46 for the level played (State competition 5 · Club 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 4.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 0.84 per match at 22.8, economy 4.33, strike rate 31.5.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 40 runs in 12 inns @ 4.72 (SR 48.78) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 9, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 22.75 (econ 4.33, SR 31.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-20 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 3 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 21 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 | 13 | 9 | 4.33 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 7* | 5.48 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 21 | 2 | 79 | 7 | 11.29 | 3.76 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 55 | 7 | 261 | 9 | 29 | 4.75 | 36.7 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 2.8 | — |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 3.33 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Archie compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.