Sam Ward
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
QLD
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Competitions
Registered with:
Redlands Tigers Cricket · Valley District Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
34/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
94/100
Batting
Proficient
53/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 22 matches (+8.8)
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 56.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
1.53 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 46 catches in 30 matches (1.53 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 7 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 94 × 40% · Batting 53 × 30% · 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
- ×0.56 for the level played (1st grade 1 · 2nd grade 21 · 3rd grade 8). 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
- Keeping: 40 catches + 7 stumpings + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 1.57 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 572 runs in 31 innings, adjusted average 23.8, strike rate 56.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 1.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
6
Ct (field)
40
Ct (WK)
1.53
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
7
Stumpings
53
Total dismissals
1.77
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
572
Runs (31 inns)
23.81
Avg (adj)
56.17
Strike rate
86
High score
9
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
0
Wickets (1 ov)
11
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
0
Extras / over
—
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 572 runs in 31 inns @ 23.81 (SR 56.17) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 86, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 11, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 46 ct, 0 RO, 7 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 53 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
1.53
Catches / match
1.77
Dismissals / match
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 55* | 30.72 | 58.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 2 | 203 | 86* | 31.72 | 72.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 18 | 4 | 273 | 52 | 18.54 | 52.6 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
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