Nicki Francis
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 26 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 28 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 17 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.
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.14 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 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
- ×0.79 for the level played (1st grade 26 · Club 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 7 catches + 0 stumpings + 4 run outs (1 direct, 3 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.22 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 27.0 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 0.08 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 107 runs in 28 inns @ 5.32 (SR 33.86) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 44.25 (econ 6.56, SR 40.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 8.57 | 51.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 4.1 | 23.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 11* | 5.5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 0 | 135 | 2 | 67.5 | 7.5 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Nicki compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.