Sam Ward
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Macquarie United Cricket Club Inc · Hastings River District Cricket Association
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
23/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
61/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 75 imported matches (+1.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.6 over 73 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.69.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. 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 73). 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: 23 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 75 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 73 innings at 14.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 77 wickets in 52 matches bowled in (of 75 played) — 1.48 per match at 17.5, economy 3.69, strike rate 28.4.
Fielding — imported matches (75)
23
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.31
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
23
Total dismissals
0.31
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1035
Runs (73 inns)
14.57
Avg (adj)
—
Strike rate
65
High score
2
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
77
Wickets (364.8 ov)
3.69
Economy
17.47
Average
60
Maidens
0.07
Extras / over
28.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 75 imported |
| Batting | 1035 runs in 73 inns @ 14.57 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 65, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 77 wkts @ 17.47 (econ 3.69, SR 28.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-20 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.31
Catches / match
0.31
Dismissals / match
Across 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 13 | 1 | 214 | 52* | 17.73 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 24 | 15.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 37 | 19.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 7.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 13 | 0 | 275 | 65 | 21.15 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 37 | 12.57 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 13 | 0 | 104 | 31 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 14 | 1 | 158 | 51 | 12.09 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 97.5 | 20 | 356 | 22 | 16.18 | 3.65 | 26.6 |
| 2015/16 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 34.5 | 4.6 | 45 |
| 2014/15 | 29.3 | 3 | 106 | 7 | 15.14 | 3.61 | 25.1 |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 17.67 | 5.89 | 18 |
| 2012/13 | 99 | 11 | 375 | 21 | 17.86 | 3.79 | 28.3 |
| 2011/12 | 65 | 18 | 190 | 8 | 23.75 | 2.92 | 48.8 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 35.5 | 7.1 | 30 |
| 2009/10 | 40 | 8 | 125 | 12 | 10.42 | 3.13 | 20 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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