Simon O’Brien
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 17 matches (+6.8)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.8 over 11 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.20 dismissals per match across 30 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 43 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.74 for the level played (1st grade 12 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.20 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 6.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 36 wickets in 29 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 1.24 per match at 23.5, economy 3.85, strike rate 36.7.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 59 runs in 11 inns @ 6.83 (SR 43.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 36 wkts @ 23.53 (econ 3.85, SR 36.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 10.5 | 91.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3.12 | 17.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13* | 9.38 | 64.1 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 35 | 5 | 161 | 4 | 40.25 | 4.6 | 52.5 |
| 2024/25 | 97.5 | 14 | 340 | 17 | 20 | 3.49 | 34.4 |
| 2023/24 | 87.5 | 17 | 346 | 15 | 23.07 | 3.95 | 35 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Simon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.