Austin Ward (18)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.4 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 37 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.
Out for 0 in 10% 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 16.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.79.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.47 for the level played (Rep Div 1 9 · Club 28). 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: 3 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 13.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 32 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 0.89 per match at 16.7, economy 3.79, strike rate 26.4.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 274 runs in 29 inns @ 13.36 (SR 49.1) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 32 wkts @ 16.72 (econ 3.79, SR 26.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 3 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | 3 | 91 | 42* | 13.48 | 52.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 11 | 6 | 88 | 17* | 12.36 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 24* | 21 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15* | 6.25 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83.3 | 7 | 309 | 18 | 17.17 | 3.71 | 27.8 |
| 2021/22 | 31.7 | 4 | 107 | 12 | 8.92 | 3.38 | 15.8 |
| 2020/21 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 3.42 | 72 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 78 | 5.57 | 84 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Austin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.