Steven Ireland
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 56 balls (SR 89), then 50 to 100 in just 35 (SR 143) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
- ● Genuine all-rounder — strong in both disciplines (+8)
Critical recommendations
5 of 7 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.21 dismissals per match across 14 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 33.7.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 101.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 10.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.26.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 20 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting 78 × 30% · Bowling 72 × 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 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- 272 runs in 11 innings, adjusted average 33.7, strike rate 85.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 13 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 1.31 per match at 10.9, economy 3.26, strike rate 20.1.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 272 runs in 11 inns @ 33.72 (SR 85) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 101, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 10.94 (econ 3.26, SR 20.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-15 · 0 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 37 | 17.76 | 79.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 2 | 189 | 101* | 70.88 | 87.91 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5* | 6.75 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 35 | 5 | 109 | 13 | 8.38 | 3.11 | 16.2 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 13.75 | 3.06 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Steven compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.