Ben Crain
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.50 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 6 catches in 12 matches (0.50 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 61 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 2 · Club 10). 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: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 8 innings at 18.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 15 wickets from 63.8 overs across 12 matches — 1.25 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (12)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 12 imported |
| Batting | 133 runs in 8 inns @ 18.7 (SR 63.64) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 48, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 16.27 (econ 3.82, SR 25.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 0 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 12 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 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 10.5 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48* | 48 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2021/22 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 16.75 | 6.09 | 16.5 |
| 2019/20 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | — | 3.22 | — |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 54 |
| 2012/13 | 18.8 | 3 | 71 | 6 | 11.83 | 3.77 | 18.8 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 4.5 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.