Jacob Balenzuela (30)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.7 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.0 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 37 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.
Out for 0 in 24% 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 15.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.44.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 63 × 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 37). 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: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 4.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 0.74 per match at 15.3, economy 3.44, strike rate 26.7.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 123 runs in 29 inns @ 4.68 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 26, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 15.28 (econ 3.44, SR 26.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 5.4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 26* | 9.06 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3.69 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 25.2 | 4 | 80 | 8 | 10 | 3.18 | 18.9 |
| 2010/11 | 24 | 2 | 108 | 4 | 27 | 4.5 | 36 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 5.75 | 48 |
| 2008/09 | 22 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 9 | 2.45 | 22 |
| 2007/08 | 32 | 2 | 94 | 6 | 15.67 | 2.94 | 32 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Jacob compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.