Paul Nicholas

All-Rounder – Bowling WA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Perth Cricket Club (WA)
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Overall Needs Work
32/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
32/100
Batting Proficient
53/100
Bowling Proficient
48/100

Representative pathway — 16 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 166 matches (+10.0)
  • ● Regional representative — 14 matches (+2.1)
  • ● Body of work — 180 imported matches (+3.6)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 51.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (18 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

medium Bowling
Tight but not threatening

Economy of 2.74 is excellent but a wicket every 44 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.

Strengths

  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.74.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 71 catches in 180 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 32 × 40% · Batting 53 × 30% · Bowling 48 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.73 for the level played (1st grade 132 · 2nd grade 45 · 3rd grade 3). 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: 71 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 180 matches — 0.41 per match.
Batting
3,450 runs in 174 innings, adjusted average 22.9, strike rate 51.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
247 wickets in 152 matches bowled in (of 180 played) — 1.62 per match at 20.2, economy 2.74, strike rate 44.3.

Fielding — imported matches (180)

71
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.39
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
74
Total dismissals
0.41
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

3450
Runs (174 inns)
22.9
Avg (adj)
51.84
Strike rate
99
High score
27
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

247
Wickets (1825.5 ov)
2.74
Economy
20.24
Average
400
Maidens
0.11
Extras / over
44.3
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 180 imported
Batting 3450 runs in 174 inns @ 22.9 (SR 51.84)
Milestones 0×100, 18×50, HS 99, 16 ducks
Bowling 247 wkts @ 20.24 (econ 2.74, SR 44.3)
Best / 5WI 6-36 · 4 five-fors
Fielding 71 ct, 3 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 74 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.39
Catches / match
0.41
Dismissals / match

Across 180 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
2017/18 1 0 1 1 1 — 0 0
2016/17 10 4 228 99* 31.92 66.67 1 0
2015/16 7 3 100 24 20.41 312.5 0 0
2014/15 17 2 302 50 19.85 176.61 1 0
2013/14 13 1 149 47 12.34 47.76 0 0
2012/13 15 3 238 64 19.04 45.25 1 0
2011/12 15 3 260 90 20.8 50.1 1 0
2010/11 9 1 208 65* 25.68 68.65 2 0
2009/10 15 5 421 96* 37.42 54.96 3 0
2008/09 17 3 331 44 22.91 55.17 0 0
2007/08 24 1 554 90 24.05 56.19 4 0
2006/07 8 1 161 62 22.64 149.07 2 0
2005/06 10 0 198 57 19.8 48.89 2 0
2004/05 4 0 84 37 21 77.78 0 0
2003/04 3 0 52 38 17.33 — 0 0
2002/03 6 0 163 56 27.17 185.23 1 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2017/18 12 4 30 1 30 2.5 72
2016/17 125.2 24 360 25 14.4 2.88 30
2015/16 138.2 42 250 17 14.71 1.81 48.8
2014/15 179 53 411 24 17.13 2.3 44.8
2013/14 160.5 30 445 17 26.18 2.77 56.6
2012/13 218.7 40 602 26 23.15 2.75 50.5
2011/12 246.5 52 656 35 18.74 2.66 42.3
2010/11 139.3 31 404 28 14.43 2.9 29.9
2009/10 231.2 56 591 29 20.38 2.56 47.8
2008/09 175 26 589 22 26.77 3.37 47.7
2007/08 72.3 16 242 10 24.2 3.35 43.4
2006/07 11 2 21 0 — 1.91 —
2005/06 10 2 44 0 — 4.4 —
2004/05 36 8 100 4 25 2.78 54
2003/04 38 6 158 3 52.67 4.16 76
2002/03 32.7 8 96 6 16 2.94 32.7

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2016/17 6 0 0 0 6
2015/16 1 0 0 0 1
2014/15 11 0 1 0 12
2013/14 4 0 0 0 4
2012/13 3 0 1 0 4
2011/12 3 0 0 0 3
2010/11 1 0 0 0 1
2009/10 5 0 0 0 5
2008/09 7 0 0 0 7
2007/08 17 0 1 0 18
2006/07 1 0 0 0 1
2005/06 6 0 0 0 6
2004/05 1 0 0 0 1
2002/03 5 0 0 0 5
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