Ben Whitehead (31)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U14 (2008/09)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club · Modbury Cricket Club · Golden Grove Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1994
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2008/09 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2010/11 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
30/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
43/100
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Regional representative — 15 matches (+2.2)
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 50.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
medium
Bowling
Tight but not threatening
Economy of 2.64 is excellent but a wicket every 59 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.67 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.64.
- ✓ Safe hands — 36 catches in 54 matches (0.67 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 43 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · 3rd grade 8 · Club 33 · 4th grade 7). 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: 19 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 55 innings at 16.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 15 wickets in 21 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 0.28 per match at 26.0, economy 2.64, strike rate 59.2.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
19
Ct (field)
17
Ct (WK)
0.67
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
39
Total dismissals
0.72
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
836
Runs (55 inns)
16.86
Avg (adj)
50.54
Strike rate
61
High score
6
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
15
Wickets (148 ov)
2.64
Economy
26
Average
40
Maidens
0.23
Extras / over
59.2
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 836 runs in 55 inns @ 16.86 (SR 50.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 61, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 26 (econ 2.64, SR 59.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 36 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 39 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.67
Catches / match
0.72
Dismissals / match
Across 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 7.25 | 41.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 40* | 28.44 | 75.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 19 | 11.25 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 55* | 46.56 | 222.39 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 52 | 35.67 | 356.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 61 | 30.83 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 4.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 12.5 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 14.5 | 67.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 6.57 | 37.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 45 | 26.33 | 84.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6.33 | 65.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 3.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 50 | 15 | 141 | 5 | 28.2 | 2.82 | 60 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | 12 | 59 | 3 | 19.67 | 1.84 | 64 |
| 2016/17 | 33 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 49.5 | 3 | 99 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | — | 3.67 | — |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 2004/05 | 24 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 15.5 | 2.58 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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