Blake Smith (33)
Representative pathway — 18 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 45 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 62 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 43.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 3.39 is excellent but a wicket every 41 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.60 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.39.
- ✓ Safe hands — 37 catches in 62 matches (0.60 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 54 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 49 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.67 for the level played (1st grade 10 · Rep Div 1 36 · 2nd grade 9 · 3rd grade 6 · 4th grade 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 37 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 62 matches — 0.65 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 65 innings at 15.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 54 wickets in 50 matches bowled in (of 62 played) — 1.08 per match at 23.2, economy 3.39, strike rate 41.0.
Fielding — imported matches (62)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 62 imported |
| Batting | 968 runs in 65 inns @ 15.81 (SR 43.57) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 86, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 54 wkts @ 23.2 (econ 3.39, SR 41) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-22 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 37 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 40 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 18 | 1 | 270 | 86 | 15.83 | 88.24 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 0 | 168 | 43 | 24 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 13 | 1 | 230 | 51 | 19.05 | 60.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 1 | 93 | 36 | 15.18 | 40.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 11 | 0 | 145 | 53 | 13.18 | 42.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 6.8 | 36.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 127.5 | 24 | 499 | 23 | 21.7 | 3.91 | 33.3 |
| 2009/10 | 58 | 14 | 142 | 5 | 28.4 | 2.45 | 69.6 |
| 2008/09 | 95 | 9 | 298 | 12 | 24.83 | 3.14 | 47.5 |
| 2007/08 | 29 | 3 | 107 | 1 | 107 | 3.69 | 174 |
| 2006/07 | 45.8 | 3 | 152 | 12 | 12.67 | 3.32 | 22.9 |
| 2005/06 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3.67 | 36 |
| 2004/05 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | — | 4.13 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006/07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Blake compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.