Ben Welsh (27)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 59 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 35.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.66 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 39 catches in 59 matches (0.66 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (Rep Div 1 2 · 3rd grade 7 · Club 50). 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
- Keeping: 21 catches + 9 stumpings + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 59 matches — 0.56 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 51 innings at 21.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 23.0 overs across 5 matches bowled in (of 59 played) — 0.02 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (59)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 59 imported |
| Batting | 935 runs in 51 inns @ 21.57 (SR 35.94) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 6×50, HS 87, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 54 (econ 2.35, SR 138) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 39 ct, 3 RO, 9 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 51 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13.5 | 39.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 1 | 101 | 68* | 24.24 | 219.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 1 | 218 | 87* | 42.39 | 10900 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 77 | 27.2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 22 | 9.72 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 54 | 22.2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 1 | 109 | 50* | 26.16 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 23* | 23.76 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 10.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 31* | 18.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 0 | — | 1.8 | — |
| 2012/13 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 2.6 | 60 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 3.33 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.