Sam Zaja
Representative pathway — 14 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 28 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 18 matches (+2.7)
- ● Body of work — 47 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.3 over 37 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 47 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 16% 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 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 30 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.37 for the level played (2nd grade 12 · 3rd grade 19 · Club 1 · 4th grade 13 · 5th grade and below 2). 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: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 47 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 10.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 22 wickets in 29 matches bowled in (of 47 played) — 0.76 per match at 28.7, economy 4.49, strike rate 38.3.
Fielding — imported matches (47)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 47 imported |
| Batting | 329 runs in 37 inns @ 10.33 (SR 32.91) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 35, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 22 wkts @ 28.68 (econ 4.49, SR 38.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-13 · 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 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 25* | 6.93 | 154.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 91.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 12 | 2 | 85 | 23* | 8.26 | 386.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 13 | 1 | 171 | 35 | 14.17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 12.3 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 38 | 6.16 | 37 |
| 2014/15 | 87.2 | 7 | 372 | 12 | 31 | 4.27 | 43.6 |
| 2013/14 | 40 | 4 | 180 | 7 | 25.71 | 4.5 | 34.3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Sam compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.