Will Fraser-Smith
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.7 over 13 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
4 of 8 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.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 35 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 31% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.27.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 68 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.63 for the level played (1st grade 4 · 2nd grade 9 · Club 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 13 innings at 2.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 65 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 1.91 per match at 17.8, economy 3.27, strike rate 32.6.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 25 runs in 13 inns @ 2.66 (SR 21.55) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 11, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 65 wkts @ 17.77 (econ 3.27, SR 32.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-48 · 4 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4* | 3.75 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3.84 | 23.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12.12 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 21 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 20.33 | 2.9 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 171.2 | 26 | 575 | 36 | 15.97 | 3.36 | 28.5 |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 36 | 519 | 26 | 19.96 | 3.22 | 37.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Will compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.