Benjamin O'Brien
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
17 of 24 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.02.
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 30 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 65 × 30% · Bowling 60 × 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 (Rep Div 1 5 · Club 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.37 per match.
- Batting
- 707 runs in 29 innings, adjusted average 28.6, strike rate 77.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 38 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 1.36 per match at 17.5, economy 3.02, strike rate 34.8.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 707 runs in 29 inns @ 28.58 (SR 77.62) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 95, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 38 wkts @ 17.5 (econ 3.02, SR 34.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-40 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 | 17 | 2 | 505 | 95* | 33.2 | 89.38 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10* | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 1 | 128 | 36 | 18 | 71.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 52 | 31 | 40.79 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 128 | 28 | 367 | 25 | 14.68 | 2.87 | 30.7 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 3.33 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 | 8 | 208 | 6 | 34.67 | 3.46 | 60.2 |
| 2021/22 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 2.35 | 20.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Benjamin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.