Oliver Smith (20)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.1 over 28 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
14 of 23 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.
1.1 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 7.40 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 29% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 30 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 34 × 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 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 11 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.40 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 9.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 12 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.46 per match at 45.3, economy 7.40, strike rate 36.7.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 216 runs in 28 inns @ 9.09 (SR 92.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 50, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 45.25 (econ 7.4, SR 36.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 1 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 | 11 | 1 | 100 | 50* | 9.92 | 109.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 4 | 116 | 26* | 8.43 | 84.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 24 | 0 | 205 | 6 | 34.17 | 8.54 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 49.3 | 1 | 338 | 6 | 56.33 | 6.85 | 49.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
How does Oliver compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.