Archer Ward (16)
Batting – Top-Order Batter
U15 (2024/25)
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Competitions
Registered with:
Ballarat Cricket Association - Representative · Darley Cricket Club · Melton Cricket Club · Central Highlands
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2009
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2024/25 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2025/26 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
31/100
Batting
Proficient
63/100
Bowling
Part Time
~20/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
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
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 119.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting 63 × 30% · Bowling 20 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.34 per match.
- Batting
- 734 runs in 35 innings, adjusted average 25.2, strike rate 65.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 1.00 per match at 22.5, economy 4.77, strike rate 28.3.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
11
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.29
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
13
Total dismissals
0.34
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
734
Runs (35 inns)
25.17
Avg (adj)
65.84
Strike rate
119
High score
7
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
16
Wickets (75.5 ov)
4.77
Economy
22.5
Average
10
Maidens
0.25
Extras / over
28.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 734 runs in 35 inns @ 25.17 (SR 65.84) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 5×50, HS 119, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 22.5 (econ 4.77, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 2 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.29
Catches / match
0.34
Dismissals / match
Across 38 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 | 20 | 5 | 374 | 78 | 23.38 | 65.27 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 1 | 301 | 119 | 33.11 | 139.35 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 19.67 | 64.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 27 | 4 | 155 | 4 | 38.75 | 5.74 | 40.5 |
| 2024/25 | 28 | 4 | 106 | 6 | 17.67 | 3.79 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 16 | 5.82 | 16.5 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 3.68 | 28.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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