Blake Russo
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.0 over 35 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.40 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 17 catches in 42 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 9 run outs (6 direct, 3 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.62 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 10.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 31 wickets from 114.2 overs across 37 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 0.84 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 292 runs in 35 inns @ 10.01 (SR 48.03) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 15.61 (econ 4.24, SR 22.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 ct, 9 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 26 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 8.12 | 35.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 2 | 139 | 40 | 12.34 | 50.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | 3 | 124 | 20 | 8.58 | 70.06 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 20.2 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | 3.72 | 20.2 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 2 | 212 | 10 | 21.2 | 4.93 | 25.8 |
| 2022/23 | 51 | 6 | 197 | 15 | 13.13 | 3.86 | 20.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
How does Blake compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.