Richard Baker
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 14 matches (+5.6)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 24 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 34.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.63 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 15 catches in 24 matches (0.63 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 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
- ×0.45 for the level played (1st grade 2 · 2nd grade 13 · 3rd grade 5 · Club 4). 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: 15 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 24 matches — 0.62 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 16.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 5.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 24 played) — 0.08 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (24)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 24 imported |
| Batting | 330 runs in 24 inns @ 16.61 (SR 34.8) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 86, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 10.5 (econ 4.2, SR 15) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-19 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 24 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 | 1 | 15 | 15* | 15 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 18.67 | 127.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18* | 18 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 2 | 160 | 86 | 19.2 | 32.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 34 | 11.13 | 36.33 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 12 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Richard compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.