Samuel Gardiner
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 32 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 53 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 44.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.51 is excellent but a wicket every 44 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.51.
- ✓ Safe hands — 23 catches in 53 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 53 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 45 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.62 for the level played (1st grade 3 · 2nd grade 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 23 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 53 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 15.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 49 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 53 played) — 1.11 per match at 25.8, economy 3.51, strike rate 44.1.
Fielding — imported matches (53)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 53 imported |
| Batting | 468 runs in 41 inns @ 15.03 (SR 44.66) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 53, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 49 wkts @ 25.82 (econ 3.51, SR 44.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-75 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 ct, 1 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 53 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 | 2 | 67 | 49* | 37.22 | 42.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 1 | 190 | 53 | 14.54 | 43.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 5 | 122 | 23 | 10.84 | 40.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 5 | 89 | 28* | 15.38 | 57.05 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 33 | 4 | 116 | 5 | 23.2 | 3.52 | 39.6 |
| 2025/26 | 47 | 6 | 161 | 8 | 20.13 | 3.43 | 35.3 |
| 2024/25 | 151.7 | 25 | 469 | 19 | 24.68 | 3.09 | 47.9 |
| 2023/24 | 128.5 | 19 | 519 | 17 | 30.53 | 4.04 | 45.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Samuel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.