Kai Palmer (22)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.2 over 43 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 52 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 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 37 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.37 for the level played (State competition 6 · Club 46). 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
- Outfield: 7 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 43 innings at 8.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 51 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.59 per match at 22.5, economy 4.12, strike rate 32.7.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 277 runs in 43 inns @ 8.24 (SR 54.23) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 22.47 (econ 4.12, SR 32.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 4 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 16* | 10.32 | 89.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 7.2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 13* | 5.24 | 35.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 3 | 108 | 40 | 14.04 | 93.91 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 6.67 | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 31 | 1 | 106 | 6 | 17.67 | 3.42 | 31 |
| 2017/18 | 34 | 1 | 170 | 3 | 56.67 | 5 | 68 |
| 2016/17 | 58.7 | 4 | 226 | 15 | 15.07 | 3.85 | 23.5 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | 1 | 132 | 5 | 26.4 | 3.88 | 40.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Kai compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.