Sam Johnston (35)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U18 (2008/09)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Country Central Highlands · Echuca South Cricket Club · Strathdale-Maristians Cricket Club · Bendigo District Cricket Association · Colts Phelans Cricket Club · Newstead Cricket Club · Huntly North Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1990
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2008/09 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2006/07 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
16/100
Batting
Proficient
54/100
Bowling
Advance
66/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 69 imported matches (+1.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Fielding
Catching return too low for selection
Only 0.14 catches per match over 69 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.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 107.3) without sacrificing consistency.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.54.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting 54 × 30% · Bowling 66 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Rep Div 2 4 · Club 58). 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: 10 catches + 5 run outs (5 direct, 0 assisted) in 69 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- 1,411 runs in 63 innings, adjusted average 28.8, strike rate 107.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 112 wickets in 66 matches bowled in (of 69 played) — 1.70 per match at 18.5, economy 3.54, strike rate 31.4.
Fielding — imported matches (69)
10
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.14
Catches / match
5
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
15
Total dismissals
0.22
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1411
Runs (63 inns)
28.8
Avg (adj)
107.33
Strike rate
81
High score
18
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
112
Wickets (587 ov)
3.54
Economy
18.54
Average
89
Maidens
0.16
Extras / over
31.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 69 imported |
| Batting | 1411 runs in 63 inns @ 28.8 (SR 107.33) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 6×50, HS 81, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 112 wkts @ 18.54 (econ 3.54, SR 31.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-24 · 4 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 5 RO, 0 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.14
Catches / match
0.22
Dismissals / match
Across 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8 | 4 | 97 | 28* | 18.19 | 142.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 3 | 144 | 46 | 24.75 | 103.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 47 | 36.44 | 110.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 1 | 359 | 81 | 50.48 | 125.52 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 2 | 168 | 63* | 63 | 123.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 2 | 315 | 65 | 27.96 | 126 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 26 | 22.19 | 75.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 7.5 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 37* | 16.9 | 88.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 40* | 18.48 | 314.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74.8 | 2 | 314 | 26 | 12.08 | 4.2 | 17.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.3 | 3 | 253 | 13 | 19.46 | 4.57 | 25.5 |
| 2020/21 | 31 | 2 | 120 | 9 | 13.33 | 3.87 | 20.7 |
| 2019/20 | 73 | 18 | 226 | 11 | 20.55 | 3.1 | 39.8 |
| 2018/19 | 37.3 | 2 | 114 | 5 | 22.8 | 3.05 | 44.8 |
| 2017/18 | 144.2 | 28 | 496 | 21 | 23.62 | 3.44 | 41.2 |
| 2016/17 | 26.8 | 5 | 92 | 2 | 46 | 3.43 | 80.5 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 3.23 | 78 |
| 2014/15 | 84.8 | 15 | 283 | 12 | 23.58 | 3.34 | 42.4 |
| 2013/14 | 46.7 | 10 | 137 | 12 | 11.42 | 2.94 | 23.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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