Alby Popko (22)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 17 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.8 over 10 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
4 of 6 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 0.06 catches per match over 17 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.38.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.50 for the level played (State competition 4 · Rep Div 1 3 · Club 10). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 17 matches — 0.06 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 10 innings at 2.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 17 played) — 1.19 per match at 14.4, economy 3.38, strike rate 25.5.
Fielding — imported matches (17)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 17 imported |
| Batting | 20 runs in 10 inns @ 2.8 (SR 32.26) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 5, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 14.37 (econ 3.38, SR 25.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.78 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5* | 3.75 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2018/19 | 19.3 | 2 | 95 | 4 | 23.75 | 4.91 | 29 |
| 2017/18 | 19.5 | 4 | 42 | 11 | 3.82 | 2.15 | 10.6 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | 6 | 105 | 4 | 26.25 | 3.28 | 48 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 3.25 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Alby compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.