Nicholas Paine (20)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 0.8 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 5.69 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.13 catches per match over 40 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 40% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 18 × 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 40). 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: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 0.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 35 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.49 per match at 29.0, economy 5.69, strike rate 30.6.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 19 runs in 30 inns @ 0.8 (SR 9.9) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 2, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 29 (econ 5.69, SR 30.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2* | 0.66 | 5.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.33 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.65 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 2020/21 | 22.7 | 1 | 140 | 3 | 46.67 | 6.18 | 45.3 |
| 2019/20 | 20 | 1 | 94 | 3 | 31.33 | 4.7 | 40 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — |
| 2017/18 | 40 | 1 | 227 | 11 | 20.64 | 5.68 | 21.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Nicholas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.