Samuel Tong (16)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 36 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.7 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 36 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 31% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.1.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 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 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 36 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 7.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 36 played) — 1.09 per match at 16.1, economy 3.97, strike rate 24.4.
Fielding — imported matches (36)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 36 imported |
| Batting | 168 runs in 26 inns @ 7.7 (SR 39.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 16.14 (econ 3.97, SR 24.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 36 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 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5* | 2.03 | 14.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 30 | 15.17 | 57.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 6.67 | 36.57 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 49 | 7 | 197 | 12 | 16.42 | 4.02 | 24.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 7 | 168 | 12 | 14 | 3.97 | 21.2 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 6 | 200 | 11 | 18.18 | 3.92 | 27.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Samuel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.