Nicholas Padbury
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 35 balls (SR 143), then 50 to 100 in just 30 (SR 167) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.12 catches per match over 58 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 94.1) without sacrificing consistency.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 103.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.27.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 7 × 40% · Batting 74 × 30% · Bowling 54 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- 1,040 runs in 49 innings, adjusted average 23.8, strike rate 94.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 63 wickets in 49 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 1.29 per match at 19.4, economy 3.27, strike rate 35.5.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 1040 runs in 49 inns @ 23.82 (SR 94.08) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 5×50, HS 103, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 63 wkts @ 19.38 (econ 3.27, SR 35.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 | 15 | 4 | 445 | 103* | 37.58 | 115.89 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 2 | 180 | 51 | 21.6 | 174.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 119.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 58 | 19.67 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 13 | 0 | 244 | 50 | 18.77 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 104 | 11 | 393 | 19 | 20.68 | 3.78 | 32.8 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 1 | 101 | 4 | 25.25 | 5.05 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 56 | 11 | 146 | 11 | 13.27 | 2.61 | 30.5 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | 5 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 3.18 | 26.4 |
| 2021/22 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 68 | 3.78 | 108 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 3.22 | 54 |
| 2013/14 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | — | 2.75 | — |
| 2010/11 | 136 | 22 | 392 | 22 | 17.82 | 2.88 | 37.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Nicholas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.