Martin Birrell (19)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 34 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.9 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
10 of 19 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 23% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.38 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 34 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 49 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (1st grade 3 · Rep Div 1 7 · Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 12 catches + 1 stumpings + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 34 matches — 0.50 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 12.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 21 matches bowled in (of 34 played) — 0.67 per match at 19.1, economy 4.13, strike rate 27.8.
Fielding — imported matches (34)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 34 imported |
| Batting | 283 runs in 30 inns @ 12.89 (SR 56.9) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 19.14 (econ 4.13, SR 27.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 16 ct, 4 RO, 1 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 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 12 | 3 | 78 | 28* | 8.13 | 66.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 16 | 8 | 155 | 36* | 14.53 | 52.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 25 | 2 | 130 | 6 | 21.67 | 5.2 | 25 |
| 2018/19 | 34.8 | 3 | 117 | 7 | 16.71 | 3.36 | 29.9 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
How does Martin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.