Melinda Cottrell
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.2 over 9 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 7 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.
1.2 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.
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 5 catches in 12 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 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
- ×0.33 for the level played (2nd grade 2 · Club 10). 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: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.42 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 9 innings at 13.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 6 wickets from 22.3 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 12 played) — 0.60 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (12)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 12 imported |
| Batting | 97 runs in 9 inns @ 13.17 (SR 59.41) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 34, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 16.83 (econ 4.52, SR 22.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 12 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 34* | 31.11 | 77.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 8.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.75 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2019/20 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 5.33 | 13.5 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 12 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Melinda compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.