Thomas Copestake
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 16 matches (+6.4)
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.6 over 14 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 16 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 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.98 is excellent but a wicket every 44 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.60 for the level played (2nd grade 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 9.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 16 played) — 1.33 per match at 28.8, economy 3.98, strike rate 43.5.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 94 runs in 14 inns @ 9.59 (SR 35.88) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 28.8 (econ 3.98, SR 43.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-26 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 | 14 | 6 | 94 | 27 | 9.59 | 35.88 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 144.8 | 24 | 576 | 20 | 28.8 | 3.98 | 43.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Thomas compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.