Craig Forbes
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 24 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 28.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.18.
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 24 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting 40 × 30% · Bowling 59 × 30%. 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 23). 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
- Keeping: 6 catches + 1 stumpings + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 24 matches — 0.33 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 541 runs in 24 innings, adjusted average 25.4, strike rate 28.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 13 matches bowled in (of 24 played) — 1.54 per match at 15.3, economy 3.18, strike rate 28.8.
Fielding — imported matches (24)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 24 imported |
| Batting | 541 runs in 24 inns @ 25.36 (SR 28.57) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 97, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 15.25 (econ 3.18, SR 28.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-17 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 1 RO, 1 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 24 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 22* | 31.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 73 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 25 | 11.88 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 96 | 53 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 97* | 79.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 14.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 3.89 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 16 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 14.67 | 2.75 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 24 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 6.57 | 1.92 | 20.6 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2016/17 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 44 | 4.89 | 54 |
| 2010/11 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 5.33 | 36 |
| 2007/08 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 3.78 | 54 |
| 2006/07 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 | 1.73 | 15 |
| 2005/06 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 | — | 5.8 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007/08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Craig compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.