Liam Richards
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 91 balls (SR 55), then 50 to 100 in just 40 (SR 125) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 53 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 47.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 12% of 50+ scores become hundreds (7 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.23 dismissals per match across 53 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 133.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting 47 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 34 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 4 run outs (1 direct, 3 assisted) in 53 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- 1,377 runs in 52 innings, adjusted average 29.0, strike rate 47.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 12 wickets from 53.2 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 53 played) — 0.23 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (53)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 53 imported |
| Batting | 1377 runs in 52 inns @ 29.03 (SR 47) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 7×50, HS 133, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 17.5 (econ 3.95, SR 26.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 4 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 53 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 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 126.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 0 | 428 | 69 | 28.53 | 43.85 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 21 | 2 | 474 | 58* | 24.72 | 41.84 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 3 | 442 | 133* | 35.36 | 58.08 | 2 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33 | 4 | 143 | 4 | 35.75 | 4.33 | 49.5 |
| 2023/24 | 20.2 | 6 | 67 | 8 | 8.38 | 3.32 | 15.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Liam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.