Tom Payne
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 62 balls (SR 81), then 50 to 100 in just 44 (SR 114) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 64.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
28 of 37 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.37 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 43 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 13 catches + 3 stumpings + 3 run outs (0 direct, 3 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.44 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 42 innings at 24.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 5.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 920 runs in 42 inns @ 24.51 (SR 64.02) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 104, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 8, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 16 ct, 3 RO, 3 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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 15 | 1 | 173 | 98 | 12.3 | 43.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 0 | 298 | 62 | 24.83 | 64.09 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 4 | 449 | 104* | 37.92 | 77.95 | 3 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — | 8 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
How does Tom compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.