Ashley Ward
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
- ● All-round value (+5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 43.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
6 of 11 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.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 13 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 43.9.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 125.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.47.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 20 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting 77 × 30% · Bowling 68 × 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 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 11 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- 495 runs in 13 innings, adjusted average 43.9, strike rate 43.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 18 wickets in 11 matches bowled in (of 13 played) — 1.64 per match at 11.4, economy 3.47, strike rate 19.8.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 495 runs in 13 inns @ 43.93 (SR 43.48) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 2×50, HS 125, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 18 wkts @ 11.44 (econ 3.47, SR 19.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-30 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 1 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 | 10 | 2 | 482 | 125 | 57.84 | 3707.69 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 43.3 | 0 | 154 | 12 | 12.83 | 3.55 | 21.7 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 2.75 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ashley compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.