Luke Polglase
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 145 balls (SR 34), then 50 to 100 in just 103 (SR 49) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 17 matches (+6.8)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 64.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 152.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 74 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.53 for the level played (2nd grade 17 · 3rd grade 10 · 4th grade 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- 1,547 runs in 62 innings, adjusted average 27.0, strike rate 64.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 6 wickets from 44.0 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 0.10 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 1547 runs in 62 inns @ 26.96 (SR 64.82) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 9×50, HS 152, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 32 (econ 4.36, SR 44) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-36 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 48 | 34.67 | 102.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 2 | 283 | 51 | 19.9 | 60.21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 2 | 688 | 152* | 42.47 | 72.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 1 | 185 | 56 | 20.35 | 87.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 15 | 0 | 287 | 83 | 19.13 | 88.85 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2023/24 | 41 | 1 | 177 | 6 | 29.5 | 4.32 | 41 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Luke compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.