Nicholas Ling
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 52.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
28 of 39 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.56 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 18.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.16.
- ✓ Safe hands — 30 catches in 54 matches (0.56 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 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 54). 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: 21 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 51 innings at 24.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 86 wickets in 46 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 1.87 per match at 18.0, economy 3.16, strike rate 34.2.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 1013 runs in 51 inns @ 24.54 (SR 52.55) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 90, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 86 wkts @ 18 (econ 3.16, SR 34.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-35 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 30 ct, 1 RO, 2 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 33 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 34 | 24.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 26 | 82.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 38 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 7 | 2 | 100 | 33 | 18.37 | 161.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 13.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 59 | 29.52 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 28* | 18.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 293 | 73 | 48.83 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 31* | 11.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 3.45 | 23.5 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 31.2 | 3 | 144 | 3 | 48 | 4.62 | 62.3 |
| 2019/20 | 18 | 5 | 110 | 4 | 27.5 | 6.11 | 27 |
| 2018/19 | 38 | 5 | 96 | 10 | 9.6 | 2.53 | 22.8 |
| 2017/18 | 54.7 | 14 | 160 | 9 | 17.78 | 2.93 | 36.4 |
| 2016/17 | 40 | 4 | 165 | 6 | 27.5 | 4.13 | 40 |
| 2015/16 | 75.3 | 14 | 195 | 19 | 10.26 | 2.59 | 23.8 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | — | 4.83 | — |
| 2009/10 | 13 | 3 | 50 | 0 | — | 3.85 | — |
| 2008/09 | 17 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 2.82 | 51 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2006/07 | 7.5 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2005/06 | 162 | 26 | 421 | 27 | 15.59 | 2.6 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Nicholas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.