Finlay Bennett
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 101 balls (SR 50), then 50 to 100 in just 49 (SR 102) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 14 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 51.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 14 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.
Economy of 2.66 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 138.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.66.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting 44 × 30% · 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 14 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- 300 runs in 13 innings, adjusted average 26.6, strike rate 51.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 13 matches bowled in (of 14 played) — 1.31 per match at 17.9, economy 2.66, strike rate 40.4.
Fielding — imported matches (14)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 14 imported |
| Batting | 300 runs in 13 inns @ 26.63 (SR 51.53) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 138, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 17.88 (econ 2.66, SR 40.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 14 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 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30* | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 59 | 21 | 42.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 138 | 71 | 63.96 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.63 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35 | 11 | 112 | 6 | 18.67 | 3.2 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 13 | 84 | 8 | 10.5 | 2.02 | 31.1 |
| 2022/23 | 38 | 8 | 108 | 3 | 36 | 2.84 | 76 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Finlay compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.