Brendan Cottam (30)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.8 over 11 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 10 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 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.81 for the level played (1st grade 8 · Rep Div 1 6). 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: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 5.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 3 wickets from 56.2 overs across 13 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 0.23 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 59 runs in 11 inns @ 5.85 (SR 25.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 3 wkts @ 73.67 (econ 3.93, SR 112.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 12.67 | 33.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 17.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | 5.75 | — |
| 2009/10 | 13 | 3 | 50 | 0 | — | 3.85 | — |
| 2008/09 | 31.5 | 3 | 108 | 1 | 108 | 3.43 | 189 |
| 2007/08 | 7.7 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 5.22 | 23 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Brendan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.