Ben Birtles
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 10 matches (+4.0)
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.6 over 15 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 12 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.69 for the level played (1st grade 5 · 2nd grade 6 · 3rd grade 1). 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: 1 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 15 innings at 10.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 10 matches bowled in (of 12 played) — 1.90 per match at 23.4, economy 4.48, strike rate 31.3.
Fielding — imported matches (12)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 12 imported |
| Batting | 133 runs in 15 inns @ 10.64 (SR 33.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 23.37 (econ 4.48, SR 31.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-64 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 15 | 3 | 133 | 27 | 10.64 | 36.14 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99.2 | 9 | 444 | 19 | 23.37 | 4.48 | 31.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.