Paul Francis (31)

Bowling – First-Change Bowler U17 (2011/12) NSW Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Georges River Cricket Club · Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association · St George District Cricket Club
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 1994 (inferred from U17 eligibility, 2011/12 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2010/11 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
14/100
Batting Proficient
49/100
Bowling Proficient
52/100

Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Regional representative — 14 matches (+2.1)
  • ● Body of work — 158 imported matches (+3.2)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 43.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

high Fielding
Catching return too low for selection

Only 0.12 catches per match over 158 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.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

medium Bowling
Tight but not threatening

Economy of 3.45 is excellent but a wicket every 41 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.

Strengths

  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.45.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting 49 × 30% · Bowling 52 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.26 for the level played (Club 18 · 4th grade 1 · 5th grade and below 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 32 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 19 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 158 matches — 0.13 per match.
Batting
1,267 runs in 121 innings, adjusted average 15.6, strike rate 43.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
182 wickets in 133 matches bowled in (of 158 played) — 1.37 per match at 23.7, economy 3.45, strike rate 41.3.

Fielding — imported matches (158)

19
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.12
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
20
Total dismissals
0.13
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1267
Runs (121 inns)
15.58
Avg (adj)
43.33
Strike rate
95
High score
59
Not outs
10
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

182
Wickets (1253.5 ov)
3.45
Economy
23.74
Average
204
Maidens
0.25
Extras / over
41.3
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 158 imported
Batting 1267 runs in 121 inns @ 15.58 (SR 43.33)
Milestones 0×100, 4×50, HS 95, 7 ducks
Bowling 182 wkts @ 23.74 (econ 3.45, SR 41.3)
Best / 5WI 8-26 · 5 five-fors
Fielding 19 ct, 1 RO, 0 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 20 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.12
Catches / match
0.13
Dismissals / match

Across 158 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 3 1 117 79 52 92.86 1 0
2025/26 15 4 277 58* 23.39 40.44 1 0
2024/25 12 4 257 68* 28.56 76.26 1 0
2023/24 15 4 258 95* 21.79 64.02 1 0
2022/23 10 4 56 8* 7.84 81.16 0 0
2021/22 9 5 73 28* 12.62 62.39 0 0
2020/21 9 5 16 7* 2.77 19.28 0 0
2019/20 11 9 64 19* 10.58 64.65 0 0
2018/19 14 13 42 24* 5.79 40 0 0
2017/18 11 5 24 16 3.17 35.82 0 0
2016/17 9 4 64 20* 10.27 64.65 0 0
2011/12 3 1 19 8* 8.44 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2026/27 3 0 11 1 11 3.67 18
2025/26 104 11 352 15 23.47 3.38 41.6
2024/25 63.7 16 176 10 17.6 2.76 38.2
2023/24 107.5 15 409 19 21.53 3.8 33.9
2022/23 158.2 34 498 27 18.44 3.15 35.1
2021/22 68.5 2 356 10 35.6 5.2 41.1
2020/21 103.8 14 363 11 33 3.5 56.6
2019/20 161 25 587 16 36.69 3.65 60.4
2018/19 109 21 370 21 17.62 3.39 31.1
2017/18 152.7 20 595 10 59.5 3.9 91.6
2016/17 188.7 39 536 35 15.31 2.84 32.3
2012/13 5 1 4 0 — 0.8 —
2011/12 28.5 6 64 7 9.14 2.25 24.4

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 2 0 0 0 2
2024/25 4 0 0 0 4
2023/24 3 0 1 0 4
2022/23 2 0 0 0 2
2021/22 1 0 0 0 1
2019/20 2 0 0 0 2
2018/19 1 0 0 0 1
2017/18 2 0 0 0 2
2016/17 2 0 0 0 2
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