Elijah Murch (19)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Body of work — 56 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (7 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
1.00 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 56 catches in 56 matches (1.00 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 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
- ×0.44 for the level played (Rep Div 1 5 · Club 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 28 catches + 8 run outs (1 direct, 7 assisted) in 56 matches — 0.64 per match.
- Batting
- 1,016 runs in 57 innings, adjusted average 20.0, strike rate 48.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 8.2 overs across 3 matches bowled in (of 56 played) — 0.04 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (56)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 56 imported |
| Batting | 1016 runs in 57 inns @ 20.01 (SR 48.5) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 7×50, HS 90, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 14.5 (econ 3.55, SR 24.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 56 ct, 8 RO, 5 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 69 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 56 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 0 | 158 | 54 | 15.8 | 40.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 2 | 201 | 90* | 56.28 | 79.13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 2 | 357 | 60 | 20.77 | 57.77 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | 3 | 296 | 85 | 16.11 | 47.28 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
How does Elijah compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.