Liam Costello (19)

Batting – Top-Order Batter U18 (2024/25) SA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club · Adelaide High School
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)
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Overall Needs Work
19/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
52/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics

Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
  • ● Regional representative — 9 matches (+1.3)
  • ● Body of work — 64 imported matches (+1.3)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 45.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Too many aerial dismissals

38 of 54 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.

medium Bowling
Tight but not threatening

Economy of 3.21 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.

Strengths

How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 52 × 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
×0.51 for the level played (Rep Div 1 5 · 2nd grade 3 · 3rd grade 9 · Club 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 21 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 20 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 64 matches — 0.33 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 63 innings at 19.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
Not rated: 21 wickets from 141.0 overs across 24 matches bowled in (of 64 played) — 0.33 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.

Fielding — imported matches (64)

20
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.31
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
21
Total dismissals
0.33
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1062
Runs (63 inns)
19.27
Avg (adj)
45.88
Strike rate
84
High score
9
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

21
Wickets (141 ov)
3.21
Economy
21.52
Average
27
Maidens
0.23
Extras / over
40.3
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 64 imported
Batting 1062 runs in 63 inns @ 19.27 (SR 45.88)
Milestones 0×100, 2×50, HS 84, 5 ducks
Bowling 21 wkts @ 21.52 (econ 3.21, SR 40.3)
Best / 5WI 3-29 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 20 ct, 1 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.31
Catches / match
0.33
Dismissals / match

Across 64 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
2024/25 21 4 344 84 19.5 52.12 1 0
2023/24 28 3 586 67* 23.17 51.09 1 0
2022/23 14 2 132 48 10.78 39.29 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2024/25 18 1 91 3 30.33 5.06 36
2023/24 73 7 280 10 28 3.84 43.8
2022/23 50 19 81 8 10.13 1.62 37.5

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2024/25 13 0 1 0 14
2023/24 5 0 0 0 5
2022/23 2 0 0 0 2
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