Benjamin Cliff
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 24 matches (+9.6)
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.1 over 17 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 29% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 25 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 29 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.85 for the level played (1st grade 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 17 innings at 7.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 25 matches — 1.24 per match at 35.6, economy 4.20, strike rate 50.8.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 102 runs in 17 inns @ 7.06 (SR 55.43) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 23, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 35.58 (econ 4.2, SR 50.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-54 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 18* | 4.94 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 23 | 9.69 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 116.7 | 19 | 546 | 16 | 34.13 | 4.68 | 43.8 |
| 2024/25 | 145.7 | 20 | 557 | 15 | 37.13 | 3.82 | 58.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does Benjamin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.