Braiden Ball (16)

★ Div 1 Rep All-Rounder – Bowling U16 (2025/26) NSW Anchor / accumulator
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Competitions
Registered with: Hunter Valley Region Cricket Council - Rep Teams · CNSW Pathways - Representative Teams · Newcastle Junior Cricket Association - Representative · Gordon District Cricket Club (Premier) · Cardiff-Boolaroo District Cricket Club · Maitland City United Cricket Club · Hamilton Wickham Colts Junior Cricket Club Inc. · Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club (Maitland) · Hunter Thoroughbreds · Newcastle Cricket Zone - Rep Teams · Coalfields Junior Cricket Association – Representative Teams · Maitland District Junior Cricket Association - Rep Teams
District represented: Gordon (Green Shield — NSW Premier Cricket)
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 2009 (inferred from U16 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield: 1 season(s) played (first 2025/26) · last GS year 2025/26 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
34/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Advance
68/100
Batting Proficient
65/100
Bowling Advance
60/100

Representative pathway — 15 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Division 1 representative (+4)
  • ● Premier or state pathway — 18 matches (+7.2)
  • ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
  • ● Body of work — 128 imported matches (+2.6)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 59.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (10 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

Strengths

  • ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.3.
  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.57.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 46 catches in 128 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 20 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 68 × 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
×0.59 for the level played (State competition 5 · Rep Div 1 27 · Club 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 55 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 46 catches + 20 run outs (8 direct, 12 assisted) in 128 matches — 0.52 per match.
Batting
2,140 runs in 116 innings, adjusted average 22.1, strike rate 59.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
135 wickets in 110 matches bowled in (of 128 played) — 1.23 per match at 15.3, economy 3.57, strike rate 25.7.

Fielding — imported matches (128)

46
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.36
Catches / match
8
RO (direct)
12
RO (assist)
1
Stumpings
67
Total dismissals
0.52
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

2140
Runs (116 inns)
22.11
Avg (adj)
59.14
Strike rate
91
High score
23
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

135
Wickets (577.8 ov)
3.57
Economy
15.26
Average
71
Maidens
0.25
Extras / over
25.7
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 128 imported
Batting 2140 runs in 116 inns @ 22.11 (SR 59.14)
Milestones 0×100, 10×50, HS 91, 10 ducks
Bowling 135 wkts @ 15.26 (econ 3.57, SR 25.7)
Best / 5WI 5-7 · 4 five-fors
Fielding 46 ct, 20 RO, 1 st
All figures from imported scorecards only.

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 67 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.36
Catches / match
0.52
Dismissals / match

Across 128 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 36 6 841 91 27.25 74.62 5 0
2024/25 31 4 581 91 21.16 63.85 3 0
2023/24 19 6 313 54* 21.68 61.01 1 0
2022/23 30 7 405 51 16.65 73.91 1 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2025/26 201.5 23 749 37 20.24 3.72 32.7
2024/25 194 31 599 39 15.36 3.09 29.8
2023/24 80 12 262 30 8.73 3.28 16
2022/23 102.3 5 450 29 15.52 4.4 21.2

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 20 0 12 1 33
2024/25 12 0 4 0 16
2023/24 4 0 1 0 5
2022/23 10 0 3 0 13
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