Jess Spargo
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.5 over 28 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.2 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 6.05 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.02 catches per match over 43 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 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.36 for the level played (Rep Div 1 5 · Club 35). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 5.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.69 per match at 22.6, economy 6.05, strike rate 22.4.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 124 runs in 28 inns @ 5.54 (SR 50.41) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 22.6 (econ 6.05, SR 22.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 3 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 43 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 | 16 | 5 | 73 | 15 | 5.99 | 49.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 19* | 4.96 | 52.04 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 65.5 | 2 | 353 | 21 | 16.81 | 5.39 | 18.7 |
| 2024/25 | 27.8 | 0 | 212 | 4 | 53 | 7.62 | 41.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
How does Jess compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.