David Absalom
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Going at 5.67 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.13 catches per match over 31 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.
17 of 22 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting 60 × 30% · Bowling 52 × 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 22). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 22 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- 619 runs in 30 innings, adjusted average 26.1, strike rate 70.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.81 per match at 22.5, economy 5.67, strike rate 23.8.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 619 runs in 30 inns @ 26.14 (SR 70.32) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 66, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 22.54 (econ 5.67, SR 23.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-12 · 0 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 31 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 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 6 | 326 | 66 | 36.65 | 83.8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 2 | 145 | 65* | 26.63 | 62.23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 32 | 19.5 | 127.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 32 | 0 | 176 | 3 | 58.67 | 5.5 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 15.7 | 4 | 79 | 9 | 8.78 | 5.04 | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does David compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.