Benjamin Close (27)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.00 catches per match over 25 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 23% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.3.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.21 for the level played (Club 25). 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: 0 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 16.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 15 wickets in 22 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 0.68 per match at 17.3, economy 3.94, strike rate 26.4.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 253 runs in 22 inns @ 16.2 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 17.33 (econ 3.94, SR 26.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 ct, 2 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 12 | 6 | 171 | 31* | 21.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 9.36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 31* | 25.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9* | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 38 | 5 | 148 | 11 | 13.45 | 3.89 | 20.7 |
| 2009/10 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 27.67 | 5.19 | 32 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2007/08 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 2.63 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Benjamin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.