Riley Messer (15)
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.5 over 35 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
19 of 24 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 41 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 12 run outs.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 71 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 33 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.57 for the level played (Rep Div 1 13 · Club 10). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 12 run outs (7 direct, 5 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.71 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 10.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 37 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.65 per match at 27.6, economy 4.23, strike rate 39.2.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 280 runs in 35 inns @ 10.51 (SR 43.75) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 27.58 (econ 4.23, SR 39.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 12 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 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8* | 3.33 | 23.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 4 | 131 | 29* | 10.23 | 38.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 5 | 134 | 24* | 14.27 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 50 | 3 | 235 | 3 | 78.33 | 4.7 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 78 | 1 | 325 | 15 | 21.67 | 4.17 | 31.2 |
| 2023/24 | 28.7 | 3 | 102 | 6 | 17 | 3.56 | 28.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
How does Riley compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.