Edward Cao (12)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 62 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.0 over 57 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
27 of 45 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.
0.8 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 7.02 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.11 catches per match over 62 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 21 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.31 for the level played (Rep Div 2 6 · Club 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 62 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 57 innings at 10.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 29 wickets in 55 matches bowled in (of 62 played) — 0.53 per match at 38.1, economy 7.02, strike rate 32.6.
Fielding — imported matches (62)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 62 imported |
| Batting | 471 runs in 57 inns @ 10 (SR 56.87) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 34, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 29 wkts @ 38.07 (econ 7.02, SR 32.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 4 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5.5 | 53.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 28 | 9 | 332 | 34 | 15.67 | 74.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 1 | 70 | 19 | 6.32 | 36.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 4.17 | 25.54 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 27 | 6.75 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 86.3 | 2 | 601 | 14 | 42.93 | 6.96 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 24 | 0 | 174 | 4 | 43.5 | 7.25 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 0 | 275 | 9 | 30.56 | 7.05 | 26 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Edward compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.