Stephen Nicholls
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 36 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.6 over 46 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
33 of 44 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 15% 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 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
- ×0.69 for the level played (1st grade 31 · 2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 4). 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: 12 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 46 innings at 12.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 13.5 overs across 3 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.03 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 556 runs in 46 inns @ 12.61 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 61, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 41 (econ 3.04, SR 81) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-30 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 3 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 11 | 0 | 127 | 40 | 11.55 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 30.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 19 | 2 | 159 | 38 | 9.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 8 | 0 | 142 | 43 | 17.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 2.5 | 72 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| 2005/06 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Stephen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.