Zac Bamford
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.7 over 38 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.58 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.12 catches per match over 50 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 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 55 × 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 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 38 innings at 13.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 39 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 0.97 per match at 21.4, economy 5.58, strike rate 22.9.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 449 runs in 38 inns @ 13.68 (SR 49.5) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 77, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 39 wkts @ 21.36 (econ 5.58, SR 22.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 18 | 2 | 288 | 77 | 17.78 | 300 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 51* | 22 | 52.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 3.59 | 42.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 29.63 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 28.5 | 4.75 | 36 |
| 2025/26 | 69.5 | 3 | 484 | 21 | 23.05 | 6.96 | 19.9 |
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | 1 | 146 | 13 | 11.23 | 3.88 | 17.4 |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 1 | 103 | 2 | 51.5 | 5.42 | 57 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 3.91 | 66 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Zac compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.