Brendon Vella
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Regional representative — 19 matches (+2.9)
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
22 of 41 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.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (7 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 2.80 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.80.
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 51 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 36 × 40% · Batting 51 × 30% · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (2nd grade 5 · 4th grade 15 · 5th grade and below 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.43 per match.
- Batting
- 1,092 runs in 46 innings, adjusted average 26.3, strike rate 48.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 45 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 1.02 per match at 21.9, economy 2.80, strike rate 47.0.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 1092 runs in 46 inns @ 26.32 (SR 48.53) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 7×50, HS 84, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 45 wkts @ 21.91 (econ 2.8, SR 47) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-94 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 3 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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 | 0 | 136 | 67 | 45.33 | 197.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 1 | 181 | 61* | 25.45 | 43.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 1 | 190 | 39 | 20.9 | 54.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 2 | 268 | 83* | 23.79 | 166.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 1 | 317 | 84 | 28.62 | 157.71 | 3 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 54 |
| 2025/26 | 63.3 | 13 | 210 | 9 | 23.33 | 3.32 | 42.2 |
| 2024/25 | 88.3 | 19 | 245 | 12 | 20.42 | 2.77 | 44.2 |
| 2023/24 | 109 | 34 | 248 | 15 | 16.53 | 2.28 | 43.6 |
| 2022/23 | 83 | 14 | 238 | 8 | 29.75 | 2.87 | 62.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Brendon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.