🥈 Xander Smith
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 17 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.12 catches per match over 17 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 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 114.9) without sacrificing consistency.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.77.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting 57 × 30% · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.78 for the level played (Rep Div 1 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 17 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- 285 runs in 14 innings, adjusted average 23.3, strike rate 114.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 17 played) — 1.40 per match at 17.8, economy 3.77, strike rate 28.2.
Fielding — imported matches (17)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 17 imported |
| Batting | 285 runs in 14 inns @ 23.27 (SR 114.92) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 71, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 17.76 (econ 3.77, SR 28.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-26 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10 | 1 | 157 | 71 | 17.27 | 116.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 53* | 40 | 113.27 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 88.8 | 6 | 333 | 21 | 15.86 | 3.75 | 25.4 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Xander compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.