Shelby Finch (15)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 18 matches (+7.2)
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 51.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
8 of 16 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.
1.3 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.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 52 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 13% 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 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 36 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.39 for the level played (Rep Div 1 20 · Club 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 36 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 47 innings at 15.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 22 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.50 per match at 27.7, economy 4.83, strike rate 34.4.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 432 runs in 47 inns @ 15.25 (SR 51.05) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 22 wkts @ 27.68 (econ 4.83, SR 34.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 23 | 16 | 306 | 28* | 22.56 | 91.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 12* | 4.37 | 25.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 24* | 8.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025/26 | 60 | 2 | 271 | 15 | 18.07 | 4.52 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 28 | 1 | 193 | 1 | 193 | 6.89 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 1 | 142 | 5 | 28.4 | 3.84 | 44.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Shelby compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.