Stephen Sparkes (31)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
11 of 22 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.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 39 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.32.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 39). 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: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 22.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 29 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 1.41 per match at 14.2, economy 3.32, strike rate 25.6.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 507 runs in 28 inns @ 21.99 (SR 50) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 74, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 14.17 (econ 3.32, SR 25.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-12 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 0 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 44 | 14.4 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 1 | 223 | 74* | 36.41 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 13.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 41* | 28.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 32* | 19.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 40.2 | 8 | 172 | 7 | 24.57 | 4.28 | 34.4 |
| 2018/19 | 50.3 | 12 | 127 | 15 | 8.47 | 2.52 | 20.1 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | — | 4.33 | — |
| 2015/16 | 24 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 20.75 | 3.46 | 36 |
| 2014/15 | 26.2 | 6 | 73 | 9 | 8.11 | 2.79 | 17.4 |
| 2013/14 | 28.3 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 16.67 | 3.53 | 28.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Stephen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.