Shaun O'Brien (34)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
5 of 9 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.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 25 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 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.04 is excellent but a wicket every 45 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.04.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 46 × 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 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 15 innings at 20.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 34 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 1.48 per match at 22.7, economy 3.04, strike rate 44.8.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 214 runs in 15 inns @ 19.97 (SR 90.22) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 81, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 22.71 (econ 3.04, SR 44.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 0 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 3 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 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21* | 21 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 43 | 27.56 | 119.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81* | 81 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14* | 11.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 25 | 7 | 86 | 6 | 14.33 | 3.44 | 25 |
| 2025/26 | 130 | 38 | 347 | 15 | 23.13 | 2.67 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 2.5 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 26 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 24.33 | 2.81 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 5.71 | 42 |
| 2013/14 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 2.91 | 16.5 |
| 2008/09 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 | 4.4 | 60 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2.75 | 24 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2003/04 | 14 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 28.5 | 4.07 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Shaun compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.