Vatsal Nicolai
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.5 over 17 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.4.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 16 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.35 for the level played (1st grade 3 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 34 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 17 innings at 13.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 48 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 1.50 per match at 12.4, economy 4.80, strike rate 15.5.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 177 runs in 17 inns @ 13.47 (SR 67.56) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 47, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 48 wkts @ 12.4 (econ 4.8, SR 15.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-14 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 1 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 23* | 24 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 47* | 23.13 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 3 | 71 | 21 | 8.21 | 51.45 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 20 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 10.13 | 4.05 | 15 |
| 2025/26 | 41.5 | 4 | 224 | 15 | 14.93 | 5.4 | 16.6 |
| 2024/25 | 62.5 | 6 | 290 | 25 | 11.6 | 4.64 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
How does Vatsal compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.