Richard Sykes
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.4 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.21 dismissals per match across 29 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.32.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 55 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.71 for the level played (1st grade 14 · 2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 10). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 5.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 49 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 1.75 per match at 17.8, economy 3.32, strike rate 32.0.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 89 runs in 24 inns @ 5.41 (SR 27.96) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 49 wkts @ 17.76 (econ 3.32, SR 32) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-25 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 0 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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 9.52 | 34.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 14* | 4.5 | 22.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 76.7 | 21 | 202 | 9 | 22.44 | 2.63 | 51.1 |
| 2015/16 | 93 | 12 | 372 | 22 | 16.91 | 4 | 25.4 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 5.2 | 30 |
| 2012/13 | 27 | 5 | 79 | 6 | 13.17 | 2.93 | 27 |
| 2011/12 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | 4.13 | 24 |
| 2010/11 | 36 | 6 | 110 | 7 | 15.71 | 3.06 | 30.9 |
| 2009/10 | 16 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Richard compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.