Sam O'Brien (32)
Batting – Middle-Order Batter
U16 (2009/10)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Country Northern Rivers · Coburg Cricket Club · Mooroopna Cricket Club · Hurstbridge Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1993
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2009/10 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2009/10 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
41/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 35.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 31 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 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
- ×0.31 for the level played (Rep Div 1 1 · Club 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 21.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 7 wickets from 51.5 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.23 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
11
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.35
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
12
Total dismissals
0.39
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
432
Runs (24 inns)
21
Avg (adj)
35.2
Strike rate
54
High score
4
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
7
Wickets (51.5 ov)
3.81
Economy
28
Average
6
Maidens
0.02
Extras / over
44.1
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 432 runs in 24 inns @ 21 (SR 35.2) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 54, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 7 wkts @ 28 (econ 3.81, SR 44.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 1 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.35
Catches / match
0.39
Dismissals / match
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20* | 19.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 12 | 3 | 172 | 42* | 17.92 | 115.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 9.5 | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 49 | 28 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 195.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 14.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 14.5 | 2.64 | 33 |
| 2008/09 | 26 | 1 | 141 | 1 | 141 | 5.42 | 156 |
| 2006/07 | 14.5 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | 1.79 | 21.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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