John Stephens
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 18 matches (+2.7)
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.9 over 16 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
7 of 13 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.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 35 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.7.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 68 × 30%. 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 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 16 innings at 10.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 43 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 1.26 per match at 16.7, economy 3.89, strike rate 25.8.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 134 runs in 16 inns @ 9.95 (SR 92.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 23, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 43 wkts @ 16.72 (econ 3.89, SR 25.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 92.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 6.17 | 94.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 11.56 | 118.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 20 | 11.28 | 81.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025/26 | 56.3 | 11 | 189 | 19 | 9.95 | 3.36 | 17.8 |
| 2024/25 | 30.5 | 3 | 157 | 5 | 31.4 | 5.15 | 36.6 |
| 2023/24 | 65.2 | 10 | 272 | 11 | 24.73 | 4.17 | 35.5 |
| 2022/23 | 29.7 | 5 | 95 | 6 | 15.83 | 3.2 | 29.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does John compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.