Austin Watson
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
29 of 38 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.80 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 40 catches in 50 matches (0.80 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 10 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 78 × 40% · Batting 47 × 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 32). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 22 catches + 10 stumpings + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.70 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 822 runs in 45 innings, adjusted average 21.1, strike rate 62.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 20 wickets from 56.8 overs across 15 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 0.40 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 822 runs in 45 inns @ 21.11 (SR 62.04) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 73, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 13.55 (econ 4.77, SR 17.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 40 ct, 3 RO, 10 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 53 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 3 | 320 | 54 | 23.75 | 70.48 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 1 | 274 | 73 | 22.7 | 68.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 3 | 224 | 41 | 17.92 | 69.35 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 6.17 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 6 | 234 | 19 | 12.32 | 4.6 | 16.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
How does Austin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.