Hugh Birchall (32)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 15 matches (+6.0)
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.2 over 27 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 12 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 58 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
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.25.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 7 × 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
- ×0.42 for the level played (2nd grade 8 · 3rd grade 7 · Club 43). 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: 8 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 3.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 73 wickets in 55 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 1.33 per match at 21.1, economy 3.25, strike rate 38.9.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 56 runs in 27 inns @ 3.23 (SR 26.63) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 9, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 73 wkts @ 21.07 (econ 3.25, SR 38.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-16 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4* | 2.78 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.13 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5* | 1.75 | 31.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 4* | 2.81 | 21.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7.44 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124.8 | 34 | 329 | 22 | 14.95 | 2.64 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | 56 | 5 | 288 | 9 | 32 | 5.14 | 37.3 |
| 2020/21 | 63 | 12 | 238 | 10 | 23.8 | 3.78 | 37.8 |
| 2018/19 | 148.5 | 38 | 407 | 18 | 22.61 | 2.74 | 49.5 |
| 2017/18 | 52.5 | 8 | 195 | 9 | 21.67 | 3.71 | 35 |
| 2016/17 | 11.7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | — | 2.74 | — |
| 2015/16 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 2.91 | 33 |
| 2010/11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 | 2.83 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Hugh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.