Caleb Downward
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.9 over 27 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 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 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.22 dismissals per match across 45 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.99.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 30%. 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 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 34 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 8.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 105 wickets in 45 matches — 2.33 per match at 11.8, economy 2.99, strike rate 23.8.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 186 runs in 27 inns @ 8.93 (SR 105.56) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 105 wkts @ 11.83 (econ 2.99, SR 23.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 8-25 · 4 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 0 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 13 | 5 | 117 | 29 | 12.46 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 8* | 3.86 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10* | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 7.5 | 166.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 13.33 | 3.33 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 184.2 | 30 | 554 | 37 | 14.97 | 3.01 | 29.9 |
| 2024/25 | 156.3 | 35 | 460 | 45 | 10.22 | 2.94 | 20.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32 | 5 | 83 | 8 | 10.38 | 2.59 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | 31.3 | 5 | 105 | 12 | 8.75 | 3.35 | 15.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Caleb compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.