JACOB MERLINO (26)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.1 over 40 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.45 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 42 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 32 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 38 × 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 42). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 8.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 38 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 0.79 per match at 18.7, economy 3.47, strike rate 32.4.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 287 runs in 40 inns @ 8.07 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 18.73 (econ 3.47, SR 32.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3.36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 7.14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 32 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 18* | 3.12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 2 | 117 | 27* | 14.04 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 18 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 79 | 4.39 | 108 |
| 2013/14 | 22 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 26.75 | 4.86 | 33 |
| 2011/12 | 57 | 2 | 182 | 14 | 13 | 3.19 | 24.4 |
| 2010/11 | 29 | 3 | 99 | 5 | 19.8 | 3.41 | 34.8 |
| 2009/10 | 36 | 1 | 95 | 6 | 15.83 | 2.64 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does JACOB compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.