Lachlan Shepherd (18)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
21 of 39 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 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
70% of runs come in boundaries yet the strike rate is modest — between boundaries the scoreboard stalls. Add strike rotation to keep bowlers from settling.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 10.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.79.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- ✓ Reliable in the field — contributes a dismissal every second match.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 15 catches + 8 run outs (2 direct, 6 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.52 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 49 innings at 17.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 91 wickets in 42 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 2.17 per match at 10.7, economy 2.79, strike rate 23.1.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 730 runs in 49 inns @ 17.94 (SR 48.83) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 62, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 91 wkts @ 10.73 (econ 2.79, SR 23.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-29 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 8 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 23 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 0 | 228 | 51 | 17.54 | 61.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 6 | 275 | 62* | 23.63 | 3437.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 4 | 181 | 41 | 12.29 | 129.29 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 15.2 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 | 1.91 | 15.2 |
| 2025/26 | 98.5 | 26 | 238 | 20 | 11.9 | 2.42 | 29.6 |
| 2024/25 | 120.7 | 25 | 419 | 28 | 14.96 | 3.47 | 25.9 |
| 2023/24 | 115.8 | 24 | 290 | 37 | 7.84 | 2.5 | 18.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does Lachlan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.