Josh Preston
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 52 balls (SR 96), then 50 to 100 in just 49 (SR 102) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
- ● All-round value (+5)
Critical recommendations
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 33.0.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 3 hundred(s), best of 145.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.62.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 20 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting 72 × 30% · Bowling 66 × 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 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- 534 runs in 18 innings, adjusted average 33.0, strike rate 74.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 9 matches bowled in (of 16 played) — 1.44 per match at 12.3, economy 3.62, strike rate 20.4.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 534 runs in 18 inns @ 32.96 (SR 74.37) |
| Milestones | 3×100, 0×50, HS 145, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 12.31 (econ 3.62, SR 20.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-18 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 2 | 494 | 145* | 34.73 | 78.54 | 0 | 3 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 3.09 | 66 |
| 2025/26 | 33.2 | 4 | 126 | 12 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 16.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.