Samuel Venus (17)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.9 over 18 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.62 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.12 catches per match over 26 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 17% 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 17.4.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 19 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 34 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 54 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 5 run outs (2 direct, 3 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 10.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 18 wickets in 21 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 0.86 per match at 17.4, economy 5.62, strike rate 18.6.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 153 runs in 18 inns @ 10.86 (SR 50.85) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 22, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 18 wkts @ 17.44 (econ 5.62, SR 18.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-29 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 5 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 20* | 13.56 | 57.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22* | 15.68 | 56.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 6.5 | 39.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 13 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 19.4 | 7.46 | 15.6 |
| 2024/25 | 26 | 1 | 157 | 10 | 15.7 | 6.04 | 15.6 |
| 2023/24 | 13.8 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 14.33 | 3.11 | 27.7 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 5.67 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Samuel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.