Joel Sykes
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
21 of 27 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.51.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 66 × 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 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 19.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 43 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.30 per match at 15.3, economy 3.51, strike rate 26.0.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 552 runs in 37 inns @ 18.95 (SR 106.78) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 72, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 43 wkts @ 15.26 (econ 3.51, SR 26) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 2 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 94.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 4 | 166 | 34 | 16.7 | 91.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 3 | 210 | 72 | 19.88 | 114.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 3 | 160 | 60* | 20.8 | 120.3 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 71.3 | 8 | 253 | 18 | 14.06 | 3.55 | 23.8 |
| 2024/25 | 79.7 | 7 | 254 | 17 | 14.94 | 3.19 | 28.1 |
| 2023/24 | 35.7 | 0 | 149 | 8 | 18.63 | 4.18 | 26.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Joel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.