Jacob Roberts (18)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 55.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
7 of 14 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
1.0 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.52 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 8.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.00.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 17 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 27 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 45 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 74 × 30%. 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 9 · Club 18). 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: 14 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.56 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 16.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 29 wickets in 24 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 1.21 per match at 8.5, economy 3.00, strike rate 17.0.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 277 runs in 23 inns @ 16.76 (SR 55.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 43, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 29 wkts @ 8.52 (econ 3, SR 17) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-8 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 | 114 | 43* | 21.38 | 71.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43* | 43 | 74.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 5.31 | 59.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 40* | 24.64 | 71.96 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.3 | 8 | 103 | 12 | 8.58 | 3.19 | 16.2 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | 33 | 5 | 104 | 11 | 9.45 | 3.15 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 2.5 | 16.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Jacob compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.