Stephen Ward
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.4 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 22 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 28% 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 14.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.62.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 28 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 63 × 30%. 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 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 11.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 1.40 per match at 14.7, economy 3.62, strike rate 24.3.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 254 runs in 25 inns @ 11.38 (SR 101.1) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 14.69 (econ 3.62, SR 24.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-24 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 29 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 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 39 | 14.69 | 105.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 42 | 25.33 | 1520 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 24 | 4.92 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 12.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 56 | 9 | 212 | 14 | 15.14 | 3.79 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 3.38 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 12 |
| 2018/19 | 26 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 10.71 | 2.88 | 22.3 |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 3.09 | 33 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.5 | — |
| 2011/12 | 16 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 24.67 | 4.63 | 32 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 3.67 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Stephen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.