Samuel Shepherd
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.6 over 37 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
24 of 33 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.16.
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 43 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 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 43). 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: 13 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 11.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 50 wickets in 37 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 1.35 per match at 15.8, economy 3.16, strike rate 29.9.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 386 runs in 37 inns @ 11.56 (SR 52.59) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 44, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 50 wkts @ 15.76 (econ 3.16, SR 29.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-20 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 16 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 169.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 44 | 37.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 33 | 8.56 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 15 | 2 | 132 | 40 | 9.97 | 67.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 1 | 107 | 32* | 15.05 | 205.77 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 26 | — |
| 2013/14 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | — | 3.38 | — |
| 2012/13 | 17 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 19.33 | 3.41 | 34 |
| 2011/12 | 31 | 3 | 141 | 6 | 23.5 | 4.55 | 31 |
| 2010/11 | 49.7 | 9 | 123 | 7 | 17.57 | 2.48 | 42.6 |
| 2009/10 | 106.3 | 19 | 298 | 26 | 11.46 | 2.8 | 24.5 |
| 2008/09 | 36.2 | 6 | 115 | 8 | 14.38 | 3.18 | 27.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does Samuel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.