Heath Mellody (17)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 98 balls (SR 51), then 50 to 100 in just 34 (SR 147) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
1.13 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 132.
- ✓ Safe hands — 45 catches in 40 matches (1.13 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 7 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 83 × 40% · Batting 56 × 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
- ×0.40 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 40 catches + 7 stumpings + 6 run outs (0 direct, 6 assisted) in 40 matches — 1.32 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 850 runs in 33 innings, adjusted average 29.7, strike rate 74.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 26.0 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.10 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 850 runs in 33 inns @ 29.66 (SR 74.24) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 132, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 24 (econ 3.69, SR 39) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 45 ct, 6 RO, 7 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 58 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 | 7 | 1 | 216 | 70* | 35.27 | 96.86 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 2 | 144 | 46 | 19.56 | 74.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 2 | 490 | 132* | 32.21 | 67.31 | 1 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 4.57 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 16.67 | 2.94 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
How does Heath compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.