Will O'Brien

Bowling – First-Change Bowler VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Melbourne Cricket Club · Australian National University Cricket Club · UniSport Australia
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Overall Needs Work
26/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
54/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Proficient
60/100

Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 35 matches (+10.0)
  • ● Body of work — 67 imported matches (+1.3)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Getting starts but not surviving

Adjusted average of 5.6 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.

high Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball

10 of 19 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.

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.51 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Safe hands — 34 catches in 67 matches (0.51 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 54 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.55 for the level played (1st grade 20 · 3rd grade 15 · Club 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 51 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 34 catches + 4 run outs (1 direct, 3 assisted) in 67 matches — 0.57 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 29 innings at 5.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
98 wickets in 65 matches bowled in (of 67 played) — 1.51 per match at 21.0, economy 3.95, strike rate 31.9.

Fielding — imported matches (67)

34
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.51
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
38
Total dismissals
0.57
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

120
Runs (29 inns)
5.56
Avg (adj)
50
Strike rate
14
High score
10
Not outs
10
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

98
Wickets (521.7 ov)
3.95
Economy
21.02
Average
73
Maidens
0.18
Extras / over
31.9
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 67 imported
Batting 120 runs in 29 inns @ 5.56 (SR 50)
Milestones 0×100, 0×50, HS 14, 5 ducks
Bowling 98 wkts @ 21.02 (econ 3.95, SR 31.9)
Best / 5WI 5-5 · 1 five-fors
Fielding 34 ct, 4 RO, 0 st
All figures from imported scorecards only.

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 38 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.51
Catches / match
0.57
Dismissals / match

Across 67 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025/26 14 3 77 14 6.68 54.61 0 0
2024/25 9 3 20 12 2.96 35.71 0 0
2023/24 5 4 23 11* 8.28 60.53 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2026/27 14 0 50 1 50 3.57 84
2025/26 214.7 29 844 46 18.35 3.93 28
2024/25 188 27 713 43 16.58 3.79 26.2
2023/24 105 17 453 8 56.63 4.31 78.8

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2026/27 3 0 0 0 3
2025/26 15 0 1 0 16
2024/25 10 0 2 0 12
2023/24 6 0 1 0 7
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