Paul McMurray
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 34 balls (SR 147), then 50 to 100 in just 32 (SR 156) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Economy of 1.58 is excellent but a wicket every 55 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 35.3.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 113.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 1.58.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting 69 × 30% · Bowling 65 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- 461 runs in 14 innings, adjusted average 35.3, strike rate 83.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 9 wickets in 9 matches bowled in (of 16 played) — 1.00 per match at 14.6, economy 1.58, strike rate 55.3.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 461 runs in 14 inns @ 35.28 (SR 83.26) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 0×50, HS 113, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 9 wkts @ 14.56 (econ 1.58, SR 55.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 ct, 2 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 | 11 | 1 | 368 | 113* | 36.5 | 83.26 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 43 | 31.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025/26 | 30 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 16.33 | 1.63 | 60 |
| 2013/14 | 33 | 12 | 47 | 3 | 15.67 | 1.42 | 66 |
| 2010/11 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
How does Paul compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.