Josh Groom (16)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 36 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.0 over 18 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 36 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.
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.35 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · Club 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 36 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 5.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 31 matches bowled in (of 36 played) — 0.77 per match at 18.9, economy 4.92, strike rate 23.1.
Fielding — imported matches (36)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 36 imported |
| Batting | 73 runs in 18 inns @ 4.96 (SR 34.76) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 13, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 18.92 (econ 4.92, SR 23.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 36 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 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 3.67 | 39.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 42.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 8.5 | 28.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 70.5 | 6 | 317 | 19 | 16.68 | 4.5 | 22.3 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 32.5 | 7.22 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 6.57 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 4.46 | 17.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.