Sheldon Smith
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.4 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 20 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.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 42 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 13% 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 15.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.41.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 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 42). 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 42 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 11.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 57 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 1.68 per match at 15.9, economy 3.41, strike rate 28.0.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 257 runs in 30 inns @ 11.42 (SR 55.77) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 57 wkts @ 15.91 (econ 3.41, SR 28) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-44 · 2 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 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1600 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15* | 15.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 19* | 9.53 | 132.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 10.36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 40* | 53.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 10.7 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 65 | 6.09 | 64 |
| 2017/18 | 17.7 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 26.5 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 | 2.55 | 22 |
| 2015/16 | 18 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 12.83 | 4.28 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 68.7 | 12 | 217 | 11 | 19.73 | 3.16 | 37.5 |
| 2013/14 | 49.2 | 12 | 194 | 15 | 12.93 | 3.95 | 19.7 |
| 2012/13 | 29 | 2 | 106 | 6 | 17.67 | 3.66 | 29 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 4.14 | 42 |
| 2010/11 | 20.5 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 10.67 | 3.12 | 20.5 |
| 2008/09 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 53 | 3.79 | 84 |
| 2007/08 | 20 | 7 | 44 | 3 | 14.67 | 2.2 | 40 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Sheldon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.