Josh Preston
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.8 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.40 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 17 catches in 43 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 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 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 3 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.40 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 6.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 40 wickets from 203.8 overs across 35 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 1.14 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 150 runs in 30 inns @ 6.83 (SR 44.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 40 wkts @ 15.13 (econ 2.97, SR 30.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-25 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 29* | 10.11 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 6.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 8* | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2* | 1.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3.11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14* | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 | 3.11 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2.14 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 3.25 | — |
| 2019/20 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 2.44 | — |
| 2018/19 | 53.7 | 47 | 158 | 7 | 22.57 | 2.94 | 46 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 3.5 | 36 |
| 2014/15 | 18 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 71 | 3.94 | 108 |
| 2013/14 | 66 | 18 | 162 | 14 | 11.57 | 2.45 | 28.3 |
| 2012/13 | 13 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 10.4 | 4 | 15.6 |
| 2011/12 | 11.2 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 2.24 | 16.8 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 9.5 | 5.43 | 10.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.