Joshua McPherson
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 33 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
21 of 28 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.61 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 13.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.75.
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 33 matches (0.61 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 40% · Batting 55 × 30% · Bowling 66 × 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 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 20 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 33 matches — 0.64 per match.
- Batting
- 808 runs in 31 innings, adjusted average 28.6, strike rate 62.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 50 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 33 played) — 1.85 per match at 13.7, economy 2.75, strike rate 30.0.
Fielding — imported matches (33)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 33 imported |
| Batting | 808 runs in 31 inns @ 28.59 (SR 62.44) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 98, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 50 wkts @ 13.74 (econ 2.75, SR 30) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-13 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 22 | 3 | 612 | 98 | 31.61 | 64.42 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 196 | 56 | 21.78 | 66.22 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 176.3 | 39 | 486 | 28 | 17.36 | 2.76 | 37.8 |
| 2024/25 | 73.5 | 13 | 201 | 22 | 9.14 | 2.73 | 20 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
How does Joshua compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.