Byron Smurthwaite (14)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 41 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 48 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.39 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Club 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 37 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 36 innings at 18.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 31 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.55 per match at 21.4, economy 3.43, strike rate 37.4.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 557 runs in 36 inns @ 18.05 (SR 53.2) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 50, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 21.41 (econ 3.43, SR 37.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-10 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 41 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 | 26 | 4 | 452 | 50* | 20.06 | 53.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 26 | 13.03 | 49.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 16.44 | 68.52 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 80.2 | 10 | 275 | 14 | 19.64 | 3.43 | 34.4 |
| 2024/25 | 17.8 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 3.76 | 35.7 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.5 | — |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 3.17 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Byron compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.