Tom Groom (19)
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U18 (2024/25)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Eastern Cricket Association - Representative · Old Scotch Cricket Club · Glen Iris Cricket Club · Scotch College · Ormond Cricket Club · Trinity Willison Cricket Club · Eastern Cricket Association · St Kilda Cricket Club · Scotch College
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2006
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2024/25 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2022/23 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
23/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
70/100
Batting
Proficient
41/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Regional representative — 9 matches (+1.3)
- ● Body of work — 79 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 51.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
info
Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.84 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 66 catches in 79 matches (0.84 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 12 run outs.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 14 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 70 × 40% · Batting 41 × 30% · 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
- ×0.53 for the level played (Rep Div 1 15 · Club 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 60 catches + 14 stumpings + 12 run outs (2 direct, 10 assisted) in 79 matches — 1.09 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 1,029 runs in 65 innings, adjusted average 20.7, strike rate 51.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (79)
6
Ct (field)
60
Ct (WK)
0.84
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
10
RO (assist)
14
Stumpings
92
Total dismissals
1.16
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1029
Runs (65 inns)
20.7
Avg (adj)
51.31
Strike rate
78
High score
20
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
0
Wickets (0 ov)
—
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
—
Extras / over
—
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 79 imported |
| Batting | 1029 runs in 65 inns @ 20.7 (SR 51.31) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 78, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 66 ct, 12 RO, 14 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 92 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.84
Catches / match
1.16
Dismissals / match
Across 79 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 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 59.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 7 | 323 | 56 | 29.02 | 58.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 3 | 100 | 55* | 10.42 | 34.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 5 | 264 | 78 | 25.59 | 51.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 63 | 27.19 | 44.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 12 | 3 | 179 | 42 | 18.65 | 63.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 24* | 29.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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