April Thompson
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 49.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
12 of 21 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.
1.0 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 5.80 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 25 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 43 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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 22). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 22 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 15.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 3 wickets from 25.3 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 0.30 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 327 runs in 24 inns @ 15.33 (SR 49.58) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 43, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 3 wkts @ 49 (econ 5.8, SR 50.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 2 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 25 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 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 38* | 24 | 675 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 2 | 159 | 43* | 17.08 | 209.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 114 | 36 | 11.4 | 325.71 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 13.67 | 4.56 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 2024/25 | 12.3 | 0 | 80 | 0 | — | 6.49 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does April compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.