Connor Rutland
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 48 balls (SR 104), then 50 to 100 in just 35 (SR 143) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 36 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 55 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 55 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.
38 of 49 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 11% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 3.88 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 103.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 7 × 40% · Batting 60 × 30% · Bowling 47 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.85 for the level played (1st grade 36). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 36 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 55 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- 1,375 runs in 55 innings, adjusted average 27.7, strike rate 62.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 61 wickets in 54 matches bowled in (of 55 played) — 1.13 per match at 26.0, economy 3.88, strike rate 40.3.
Fielding — imported matches (55)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 55 imported |
| Batting | 1375 runs in 55 inns @ 27.73 (SR 62.43) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 8×50, HS 103, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 61 wkts @ 26.02 (econ 3.88, SR 40.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-22 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 ct, 3 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 31.5 | 56.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 19 | 1 | 420 | 75 | 23.27 | 72.92 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 2 | 419 | 85* | 27.55 | 62.72 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 3 | 473 | 103* | 32.73 | 75.68 | 2 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 83 | 5.19 | 96 |
| 2025/26 | 146 | 17 | 594 | 26 | 22.85 | 4.07 | 33.7 |
| 2024/25 | 128.3 | 11 | 477 | 19 | 25.11 | 3.72 | 40.5 |
| 2023/24 | 119 | 16 | 433 | 15 | 28.87 | 3.64 | 47.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
How does Connor compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.