Tom Close
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Going at 6.78 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 15.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 9 wickets in 7 matches bowled in (of 13 played) — 1.29 per match at 22.2, economy 6.78, strike rate 19.7.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 135 runs in 11 inns @ 15.62 (SR 50.6) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 37, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 9 wkts @ 22.22 (econ 6.78, SR 19.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-69 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 37 | 27.11 | 203.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 1 | 73 | 27* | 11.92 | 137.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 16 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 29 | 5.44 | 32 |
| 2025/26 | 6.5 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 6.77 | 19.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 4 | 17.25 | 9.86 | 10.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Tom compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.