Taj Hinkley (19)
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
Economy of 2.85 is excellent but a wicket every 48 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.76 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.85.
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 21 matches (0.76 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 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 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 5 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 16 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.81 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 15 innings at 17.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 20 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 1.20 per match at 23.0, economy 2.85, strike rate 48.4.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 183 runs in 15 inns @ 17.08 (SR 48.1) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 52, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 23 (econ 2.85, SR 48.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-13 · 0 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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 32* | 12.6 | 28.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 4 | 138 | 52* | 19.32 | 65.71 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68.5 | 12 | 243 | 8 | 30.38 | 3.55 | 51.4 |
| 2023/24 | 125 | 35 | 309 | 16 | 19.31 | 2.47 | 46.9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
How does Taj compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.