Samuel Laffan (29)
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U16 (2012/13)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Craigieburn Cricket Club · Assumption College (Kilmore) · Brunswick Cricket Club · Carlton Cricket Club · North West Cricket Association · Metropolitan North West
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1996
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2012/13 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2012/13 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
100 off 79
Kookaburra Sports/Turner Shield · 2024/25 · 10×4, 0×6
· SR 127
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 38 balls (SR 132), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 40 balls (SR 125).
Scoring breakdown
40 of 100 runs (40%) in boundaries · 27% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 15 balls · SR 133
brisk
20→40
· 18 balls · SR 111
steady
40→50
· 5 balls · SR 200
rapid
50→60
· 5 balls · SR 200
rapid
60→80
· 17 balls · SR 118
steady
80→100
· 18 balls · SR 111
steady
Overall
Needs Work
16/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
89/100
Batting
Proficient
66/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 110 imported matches (+2.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 55.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 10% of 50+ scores become hundreds (19 fifties, 2 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
info
Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.95 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 129.
- ✓ Safe hands — 104 catches in 110 matches (0.95 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 13 run outs.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 89 × 40% · Batting 66 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 86 catches + 9 stumpings + 13 run outs (5 direct, 8 assisted) in 110 matches — 0.98 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 2,758 runs in 109 innings, adjusted average 30.0, strike rate 55.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 16.7 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 110 played) — 0.01 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (110)
18
Ct (field)
86
Ct (WK)
0.95
Catches / match
5
RO (direct)
8
RO (assist)
9
Stumpings
126
Total dismissals
1.15
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
2758
Runs (109 inns)
29.95
Avg (adj)
55.21
Strike rate
129
High score
20
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
1
Wickets (16.7 ov)
4.14
Economy
69
Average
1
Maidens
0.06
Extras / over
100
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 110 imported |
| Batting | 2758 runs in 109 inns @ 29.95 (SR 55.21) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 19×50, HS 129, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 69 (econ 4.14, SR 100) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 104 ct, 13 RO, 9 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 126 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.95
Catches / match
1.15
Dismissals / match
Across 110 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 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 65.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 2 | 486 | 66 | 36.72 | 64.03 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 1 | 311 | 100 | 25.76 | 49.68 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 2 | 133 | 45* | 24.43 | 48.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 1 | 183 | 70 | 43.92 | 48.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 69 | 21.75 | 62.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 57* | 15.33 | 68.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15* | 6.72 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 7 | 1 | 281 | 129* | 45.88 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 3 | 347 | 74* | 30.1 | 354.08 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 16 | 3 | 495 | 65 | 36.74 | — | 5 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 145 | 45 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 6.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 25* | 21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 12 | — |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 2.25 | — |
| 2004/05 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 5.2 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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