Blayde Baker
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 95 balls (SR 53), then 50 to 100 in just 56 (SR 89) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 64.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
1.37 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 31.0.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 118.
- ✓ Safe hands — 48 catches in 35 matches (1.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 96 × 40% · Batting 64 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 46 catches + 9 stumpings + 6 run outs (0 direct, 6 assisted) in 35 matches — 1.74 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 804 runs in 31 innings, adjusted average 31.0, strike rate 64.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 804 runs in 31 inns @ 30.96 (SR 63.96) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 118, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 48 ct, 6 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 35 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 18 | 2 | 548 | 118 | 33.83 | 61.3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 4 | 248 | 57 | 27.56 | 70.45 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
How does Blayde compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.