Tom Blythman
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 103 balls (SR 49), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 128 balls (SR 39).
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Regional representative — 26 matches (+3.9)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 49.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 40 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 118.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.6.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 21 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting 60 × 30% · Bowling 66 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.47 for the level played (1st grade 2 · 2nd grade 9 · 3rd grade 18 · 4th grade 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 35 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- 835 runs in 40 innings, adjusted average 23.0, strike rate 49.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 1.19 per match at 14.6, economy 4.16, strike rate 21.1.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 835 runs in 40 inns @ 22.96 (SR 49.79) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 4×50, HS 118, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 14.58 (econ 4.16, SR 21.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-38 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 2 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 40 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 | 103 | 68 | 25.75 | 59.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 19 | 3 | 487 | 118 | 29.68 | 50.57 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 1 | 245 | 62 | 15.26 | 45.2 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 46.7 | 3 | 183 | 16 | 11.44 | 3.92 | 17.5 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 31.33 | 4.7 | 40 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
How does Tom compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.