Ben Funnell
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
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Competitions
Registered with:
West Newport Cricket Club · Wyndham Vale Cricket Club · Wallan Cricket Club · Williamstown and District Cricket Association
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
39/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
57/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 12.8 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.58.
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 27 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.37 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 12.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 1.52 per match at 17.5, economy 3.58, strike rate 29.4.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
10
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.37
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
10
Total dismissals
0.37
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
202
Runs (21 inns)
12.83
Avg (adj)
70.65
Strike rate
49
High score
7
Not outs
10
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
35
Wickets (171.5 ov)
3.58
Economy
17.54
Average
27
Maidens
0.08
Extras / over
29.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 202 runs in 21 inns @ 12.83 (SR 70.65) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 49, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 17.54 (econ 3.58, SR 29.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-63 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 0 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.37
Catches / match
0.37
Dismissals / match
Across 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 4 | 97 | 49* | 18.19 | 64.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 30 | 21.11 | 122.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13* | 12.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 88.5 | 14 | 300 | 18 | 16.67 | 3.39 | 29.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 5.71 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.88 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 20 | 1 | 77 | 5 | 15.4 | 3.85 | 24 |
| 2017/18 | 17 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 2.88 | 102 |
| 2016/17 | 13 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 6.33 | 2.92 | 13 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 2.33 | — |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | 11.33 | — |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3.33 | 9 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 3.6 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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