Emily Laird (21)
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.1 over 14 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 9 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.
1.1 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 6.30 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.07 catches per match over 27 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 21% 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 14.8.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 14 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 54 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.75 for the level played (1st grade 20 · Rep Div 1 3 · Club 4). 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: 2 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 8.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 0.94 per match at 14.8, economy 6.30, strike rate 14.1.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 84 runs in 14 inns @ 8.14 (SR 63.64) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 18, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 14.82 (econ 6.3, SR 14.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 17* | 7.31 | 81.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 18* | 9.36 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 32.5 | 6.5 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 30 | 2 | 187 | 15 | 12.47 | 6.23 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Emily compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.