Sam Groves
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 81 balls (SR 62), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 110 balls (SR 45).
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 31.9.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 112.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.44.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 29 × 40% · Batting 67 × 30% · Bowling 54 × 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 27). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 27 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- 1,119 runs in 41 innings, adjusted average 32.0, strike rate 50.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 30 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 0.80 per match at 22.7, economy 3.44, strike rate 39.6.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 1119 runs in 41 inns @ 31.95 (SR 50) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 5×50, HS 112, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 22.71 (econ 3.44, SR 39.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-64 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 2 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 77.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 3 | 342 | 105* | 32.38 | 53.02 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 3 | 378 | 112 | 30.24 | 48.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 1 | 348 | 97 | 31.42 | 48.74 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 21.33 | 9.14 | 14 |
| 2025/26 | 41 | 8 | 167 | 9 | 18.56 | 4.07 | 27.3 |
| 2024/25 | 82.5 | 15 | 215 | 10 | 21.5 | 2.61 | 49.5 |
| 2023/24 | 28 | 4 | 99 | 2 | 49.5 | 3.54 | 84 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Sam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.