Nicholas Ward (22)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U13 (2016/17)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Mount Colah Cricket Club · St Pius X College, Chatswood · Cammeray Cricket Club · Hornsby District Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2003
(inferred from U13 eligibility, 2016/17 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2019/20 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
42/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
58/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 84 imported matches (+1.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 11.0 over 54 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.78.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 42 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 25 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 84 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 54 innings at 11.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 98 wickets in 76 matches bowled in (of 84 played) — 1.29 per match at 16.9, economy 2.78, strike rate 36.4.
Fielding — imported matches (84)
25
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.3
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
2
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
28
Total dismissals
0.33
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
416
Runs (54 inns)
10.98
Avg (adj)
37.36
Strike rate
47
High score
23
Not outs
9
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
98
Wickets (594.2 ov)
2.78
Economy
16.86
Average
124
Maidens
0.12
Extras / over
36.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 84 imported |
| Batting | 416 runs in 54 inns @ 10.98 (SR 37.36) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 47, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 98 wkts @ 16.86 (econ 2.78, SR 36.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-31 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 25 ct, 3 RO, 0 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 28 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.3
Catches / match
0.33
Dismissals / match
Across 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 14* | 17.29 | 92.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 12.35 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 10* | 4.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 7 | 77 | 25* | 10.16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4.89 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 38 | 46.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4.8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 15.5 | 6.41 | 14.5 |
| 2025/26 | 74.5 | 15 | 263 | 8 | 32.88 | 3.53 | 55.9 |
| 2024/25 | 117 | 26 | 310 | 22 | 14.09 | 2.65 | 31.9 |
| 2023/24 | 127.2 | 20 | 398 | 19 | 20.95 | 3.13 | 40.2 |
| 2022/23 | 110 | 30 | 213 | 10 | 21.3 | 1.94 | 66 |
| 2021/22 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 2.92 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | 34 | 10 | 84 | 10 | 8.4 | 2.47 | 20.4 |
| 2019/20 | 85.7 | 21 | 218 | 18 | 12.11 | 2.54 | 28.6 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 | 3.67 | 12 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3.67 | 36 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 | 18 |
| 2013/14 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 2.5 | 72 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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