Luke Friend (31)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 1.2 over 17 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 41 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 47% 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 13.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.99.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. 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 41). 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: 5 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 17 innings at 1.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 37 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 1.11 per match at 13.8, economy 2.99, strike rate 27.7.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 17 runs in 17 inns @ 1.18 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 5, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 13.8 (econ 2.99, SR 27.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-5 · 0 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 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2.19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 28.5 | 2 | 130 | 6 | 21.67 | 4.56 | 28.5 |
| 2010/11 | 48 | 6 | 169 | 7 | 24.14 | 3.52 | 41.1 |
| 2009/10 | 30 | 5 | 87 | 9 | 9.67 | 2.9 | 20 |
| 2008/09 | 34 | 7 | 84 | 10 | 8.4 | 2.47 | 20.4 |
| 2007/08 | 37 | 7 | 80 | 9 | 8.89 | 2.16 | 24.7 |
| 2006/07 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 1.33 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Luke compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.