Ben Russ

Bowling – First-Change Bowler WA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: South Perth Cricket Club
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Overall Needs Work
26/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
45/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Proficient
36/100

Representative pathway — 15 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 126 matches (+10.0)
  • ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
  • ● Body of work — 138 imported matches (+2.8)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Getting starts but not surviving

Adjusted average of 7.7 over 84 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

medium Bowling
Tight but not threatening

Economy of 3.55 is excellent but a wicket every 48 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.

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

  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.55.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 55 catches in 138 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 45 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 36 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.69 for the level played (1st grade 87 · 2nd grade 44 · 3rd 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: 55 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 138 matches — 0.41 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 84 innings at 7.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
229 wickets in 134 matches bowled in (of 138 played) — 1.71 per match at 28.1, economy 3.55, strike rate 47.5.

Fielding — imported matches (138)

55
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.4
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
57
Total dismissals
0.41
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

455
Runs (84 inns)
7.74
Avg (adj)
49.33
Strike rate
30
High score
36
Not outs
10
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

229
Wickets (1812.8 ov)
3.55
Economy
28.1
Average
317
Maidens
0.09
Extras / over
47.5
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 138 imported
Batting 455 runs in 84 inns @ 7.74 (SR 49.33)
Milestones 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 12 ducks
Bowling 229 wkts @ 28.1 (econ 3.55, SR 47.5)
Best / 5WI 7-133 · 6 five-fors
Fielding 55 ct, 2 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 57 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.4
Catches / match
0.41
Dismissals / match

Across 138 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
2015/16 1 0 13 13 13 — 0 0
2014/15 10 4 76 23* 10.64 116.92 0 0
2013/14 12 4 97 23 10.78 118.29 0 0
2012/13 2 1 7 7* 5.25 — 0 0
2011/12 4 2 13 6* 4.88 — 0 0
2010/11 4 1 31 30 9.69 1033.33 0 0
2007/08 7 4 22 11* 4.94 — 0 0
2006/07 8 4 23 6 4.31 — 0 0
2005/06 6 3 27 19 6.75 — 0 0
2004/05 11 4 93 27* 11.53 — 0 0
2003/04 15 9 42 8 4.48 — 0 0
2002/03 4 0 11 7 2.75 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2015/16 12 1 40 0 — 3.33 —
2014/15 111 17 409 14 29.21 3.68 47.6
2013/14 214.2 37 748 35 21.37 3.49 36.7
2012/13 23.8 5 76 6 12.67 3.19 23.8
2011/12 108.3 25 341 16 21.31 3.15 40.6
2010/11 118 20 401 18 22.28 3.4 39.3
2007/08 124.5 13 570 16 35.63 4.58 46.7
2006/07 298.3 42 1,080 28 38.57 3.62 63.9
2005/06 227.3 43 769 26 29.58 3.38 52.5
2004/05 231.8 34 906 28 32.36 3.91 49.7
2003/04 238.5 55 772 27 28.59 3.24 53
2002/03 105 25 322 15 21.47 3.07 42

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2015/16 3 0 0 0 3
2014/15 5 0 1 0 6
2013/14 5 0 0 0 5
2011/12 5 0 0 0 5
2010/11 1 0 0 0 1
2007/08 3 0 0 0 3
2006/07 11 0 0 0 11
2005/06 9 0 1 0 10
2004/05 8 0 0 0 8
2003/04 4 0 0 0 4
2002/03 1 0 0 0 1
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