Rikki Busch
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.2 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
13 of 25 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 13% 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 10.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.48.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 17 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 39 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 71 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 5 run outs (3 direct, 2 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 12.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 22 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 1.86 per match at 10.1, economy 3.48, strike rate 17.4.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 313 runs in 30 inns @ 12.17 (SR 81.08) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 47, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 10.1 (econ 3.48, SR 17.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 5 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 13.33 | 70.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 9 | 1 | 128 | 47 | 15.8 | 80.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 166.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 27 | 14.16 | 256.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15* | 11.25 | 276.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 22 | 9.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.12 | 8.5 |
| 2025/26 | 31 | 5 | 94 | 9 | 10.44 | 3.03 | 20.7 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3.14 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 24 | 2 | 107 | 8 | 13.38 | 4.46 | 18 |
| 2017/18 | 26.7 | 7 | 78 | 12 | 6.5 | 2.93 | 13.3 |
| 2016/17 | 15.5 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 9.67 | 3.74 | 15.5 |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 5.17 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Rikki compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.