Lucas Ballard (14)

Batting – Opening Batter U14 (2025/26) NSW Balanced scorer
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Registered with: South West Rocks Cricket Club · Mid North Coast Junior Cricket Council - Rep Teams · Macleay Valley Cricket Association - Rep Teams · Mid North Coast Cricket Council
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 2011 (inferred from U14 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2027/28 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
50/100
Batting Advance
69/100
Bowling Strong
~49/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match

Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
  • ● Body of work — 89 imported matches (+1.8)

Critical recommendations

high Bowling
Conceding too many extras

1.3 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.

high Bowling
Economy under pressure

Going at 5.61 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.40 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Safe hands — 36 catches in 89 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 11 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 40% · Batting 69 × 30% · Bowling 49 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.37 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · Club 34). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 35 catches + 11 run outs (5 direct, 6 assisted) in 89 matches — 0.52 per match.
Batting
1,639 runs in 79 innings, adjusted average 26.3, strike rate 89.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
19 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 89 played) — 0.43 per match at 27.5, economy 5.61, strike rate 29.4.

Fielding — imported matches (89)

35
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.4
Catches / match
5
RO (direct)
6
RO (assist)
1
Stumpings
48
Total dismissals
0.54
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1639
Runs (79 inns)
26.26
Avg (adj)
89.93
Strike rate
75
High score
21
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

19
Wickets (93.2 ov)
5.61
Economy
27.53
Average
3
Maidens
1.32
Extras / over
29.4
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 89 imported
Batting 1639 runs in 79 inns @ 26.26 (SR 89.93)
Milestones 0×100, 8×50, HS 75, 13 ducks
Bowling 19 wkts @ 27.53 (econ 5.61, SR 29.4)
Best / 5WI 3-4 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 36 ct, 11 RO, 1 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 48 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.4
Catches / match
0.54
Dismissals / match

Across 89 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 1 5 5* 5 125 0 0
2025/26 40 12 1,023 75* 33.25 101.59 5 0
2024/25 19 4 410 60 26.12 100.49 3 0
2023/24 12 2 90 23 8.75 53.57 0 0
2022/23 7 2 111 44* 20.39 94.07 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2025/26 42 2 216 12 18 5.14 21
2024/25 19.5 0 122 2 61 6.26 58.5
2023/24 14.7 0 98 2 49 6.68 44
2022/23 17 1 87 3 29 5.12 34

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 18 0 5 1 24
2024/25 8 1 4 0 13
2023/24 5 0 0 0 5
2022/23 4 0 2 0 6
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