Adam Shields
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.3 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 21 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.
Out for 0 in 28% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.59 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 23 catches in 39 matches (0.59 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 22 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.59 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 9.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 14 wickets from 69.8 overs across 21 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 0.67 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 211 runs in 29 inns @ 9.28 (SR 71.15) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 19.21 (econ 3.85, SR 29.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 3 | 82 | 15 | 8.54 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 10.36 | 71.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 30* | 16.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 18 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 10.14 | 3.94 | 15.4 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | 29.8 | 3 | 118 | 4 | 29.5 | 3.96 | 44.8 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 4.5 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | — | 3.63 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
How does Adam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.