Josh Blake
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 91 balls (SR 55), then 50 to 100 in just 66 (SR 76) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 12 matches (+4.8)
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 11% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
1.26 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 30.7.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 101.
- ✓ Safe hands — 49 catches in 39 matches (1.26 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 73 × 40% · Batting 80 × 30% · 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
- ×0.77 for the level played (1st grade 12 · Club 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 25 catches + 9 stumpings + 5 run outs (1 direct, 4 assisted) in 39 matches — 1.00 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 1,152 runs in 42 innings, adjusted average 30.7, strike rate 50.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 1152 runs in 42 inns @ 30.69 (SR 50.09) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 8×50, HS 101, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 49 ct, 5 RO, 9 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 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 14 | 2 | 500 | 101* | 40.82 | 54.64 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 1 | 349 | 78 | 38.39 | 48.14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | 2 | 303 | 62 | 18.7 | 45.91 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.