Oliver Arkinstall
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 135 balls (SR 37), then 50 to 100 in just 74 (SR 68) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Economy of 3.92 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Bowling average (30.4) beats batting average (27.9) — selection case is as a bowling all-rounder; protect bowling workload first.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 121.
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 27 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting 82 × 30% · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.43 for the level played (2nd grade 4 · 4th grade 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.37 per match.
- Batting
- 670 runs in 29 innings, adjusted average 27.9, strike rate 60.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 27 matches — 1.11 per match at 30.4, economy 3.92, strike rate 46.6.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 670 runs in 29 inns @ 27.88 (SR 60.84) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 121, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 30.43 (econ 3.92, SR 46.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-56 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 33 | 19.25 | 35.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 2 | 320 | 121* | 71.11 | 82.69 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 4 | 273 | 44 | 17.39 | 61.49 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 31 | 3 | 133 | 5 | 26.6 | 4.29 | 37.2 |
| 2025/26 | 79 | 20 | 237 | 10 | 23.7 | 3 | 47.4 |
| 2023/24 | 123 | 10 | 543 | 15 | 36.2 | 4.41 | 49.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
How does Oliver compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.