Melville Lyons
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 8 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
2.1 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 7.75 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Strengths
- 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
- ×0.34 for the level played (State competition 2 · Club 6). 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: 0 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 8 matches — 0.00 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 7 innings at 15.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 8.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 8 played) — 0.25 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (8)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 8 imported |
| Batting | 110 runs in 7 inns @ 15.71 (SR 48.39) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 31 (econ 7.75, SR 24) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-39 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 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.
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 7.5 | 36.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 54.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 31 | 7.75 | 24 |
How does Melville compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.