Paul Russell
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.8 over 32 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 22 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.64 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 29 catches in 45 matches (0.64 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 2 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 28 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.62 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 13.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 72 wickets from 296.8 overs across 43 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.67 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 336 runs in 32 inns @ 13.78 (SR 52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 51, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 72 wkts @ 15.04 (econ 3.65, SR 24.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-22 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 29 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 29 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 63.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 33* | 27.52 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 6.05 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 51 | 24.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15* | 7.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2.75 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 3.4 | — |
| 2023/24 | 17.8 | 3 | 53 | 7 | 7.57 | 2.97 | 15.3 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 3.75 | 16 |
| 2016/17 | 40 | 6 | 158 | 9 | 17.56 | 3.95 | 26.7 |
| 2015/16 | 89 | 12 | 285 | 25 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 21.4 |
| 2014/15 | 63.8 | 11 | 186 | 14 | 13.29 | 2.91 | 27.4 |
| 2012/13 | 46.2 | 6 | 203 | 10 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 27.7 |
| 2011/12 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 61 | 5.08 | 72 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 6.5 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Paul compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.