Ben Swards
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 24 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
12 of 18 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 3.60 is excellent but a wicket every 44 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.71 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 39.3.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 117.
- ✓ Safe hands — 17 catches in 24 matches (0.71 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 40% · Batting 45 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 4 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 24 matches — 0.79 per match.
- Batting
- 742 runs in 23 innings, adjusted average 39.3, strike rate 66.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 16 wickets from 116.5 overs across 14 matches bowled in (of 24 played) — 1.14 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (24)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 24 imported |
| Batting | 742 runs in 23 inns @ 39.27 (SR 65.98) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 117, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 26.19 (econ 3.6, SR 43.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-21 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 24 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 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 29 | 20 | 65.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 5 | 1 | 130 | 71 | 31.2 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 5 | 1 | 248 | 117* | 59.52 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 70* | 53.89 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 85 | 47 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 58 | 29.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | 32 | 2 | 121 | 5 | 24.2 | 3.78 | 38.4 |
| 2006/07 | 20.5 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 27 | 3.95 | 41 |
| 2005/06 | 15 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 34 | 4.53 | 45 |
| 2004/05 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 2.63 | 57 |
| 2003/04 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 2.4 | 60 |
| 2002/03 | 20 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 25 | 3.75 | 40 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.