Paul Higham
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 62 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.1 over 48 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
19 of 38 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.
1.3 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.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 62 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 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 4 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 62 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 48 innings at 8.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 47 matches bowled in (of 62 played) — 0.64 per match at 23.5, economy 4.98, strike rate 28.3.
Fielding — imported matches (62)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 62 imported |
| Batting | 320 runs in 48 inns @ 8.06 (SR 49.58) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 23.5 (econ 4.98, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-15 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 62 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 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 84.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 4.57 | 38.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 8.83 | 97.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 7.38 | 57.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 18* | 8.02 | 56.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 4 | 87 | 40* | 7.99 | 40.47 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 4.14 | 42 |
| 2025/26 | 12.5 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 17.67 | 4.24 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 22.3 | 2 | 92 | 8 | 11.5 | 4.12 | 16.8 |
| 2021/22 | 29.3 | 3 | 153 | 6 | 25.5 | 5.22 | 29.3 |
| 2020/21 | 26 | 1 | 138 | 4 | 34.5 | 5.31 | 39 |
| 2019/20 | 44.5 | 1 | 240 | 8 | 30 | 5.39 | 33.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does Paul compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.