Kirby Payton
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 127 balls (SR 39), then 50 to 100 in just 50 (SR 100) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.0 over 42 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
20 of 37 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 29% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 114.
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 54 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting 52 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 21 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- 487 runs in 42 innings, adjusted average 13.0, strike rate 56.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 14 wickets from 113.3 overs across 28 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 0.50 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 487 runs in 42 inns @ 12.98 (SR 56.48) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 114, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 35.07 (econ 4.33, SR 48.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-52 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 | 32 | 21* | 14.22 | 86.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 2 | 273 | 114 | 29.33 | 65.94 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 3.38 | 50.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 45* | 21.12 | 62.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 0.89 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 4.33 | 44.83 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 30 | 3 | 117 | 4 | 29.25 | 3.9 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | 3 | 189 | 3 | 63 | 4.61 | 82 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 16.33 | 3.97 | 24.7 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2019/20 | 17 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 36 | 4.24 | 51 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Kirby compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.