Oliver Needham (21)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 44.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.96 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 52 catches in 54 matches (0.96 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 16 run outs.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 14 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 1 match since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 21 catches + 14 stumpings + 16 run outs (1 direct, 15 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.94 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 53 innings at 17.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 741 runs in 53 inns @ 17.41 (SR 43.98) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 71, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 52 ct, 16 RO, 14 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 82 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 23 | 6 | 260 | 71 | 14.25 | 181.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 29 | 7 | 479 | 70 | 20.5 | 207.36 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 49 |
How does Oliver compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.