Jacob William Nicholson (22)
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 14 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 10 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.
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.32 is excellent but a wicket every 44 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.32.
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 25 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 28 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.66 for the level played (Rep Div 1 12 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 12). 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: 9 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.40 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 20 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 0.70 per match at 24.1, economy 3.32, strike rate 43.6.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 58 runs in 14 inns @ 5.33 (SR 31.87) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 12, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 24.14 (econ 3.32, SR 43.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-33 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5* | 3.24 | 18.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4.33 | 28.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 37.84 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 66 | 9 | 220 | 11 | 20 | 3.33 | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | 4.14 | — |
| 2017/18 | 17 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 3.65 | 102 |
| 2016/17 | 11.8 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 2.28 | 35.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Jacob William compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.