Ben Howard (19)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 15 matches (+6.0)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 61 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.4 over 56 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
23 of 46 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
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.
0.48 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.67 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 41 catches in 61 matches (0.67 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 10 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 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
- ×0.47 for the level played (State competition 15 · Rep Div 1 6 · Club 40). 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: 22 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 61 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 56 innings at 11.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 11.0 overs across 4 matches bowled in (of 61 played) — 0.02 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (61)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 61 imported |
| Batting | 540 runs in 56 inns @ 11.36 (SR 38.43) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 68, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 79 (econ 7.18, SR 66) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 41 ct, 1 RO, 10 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 52 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 61 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 | 17 | 3 | 121 | 25 | 8.37 | 39.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 13 | 2 | 213 | 68 | 18.91 | 44.65 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 8.19 | 36.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 10 | 0 | 118 | 41 | 11.8 | 36.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 5.4 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10* | 7.5 | 16.39 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 59 | 9.83 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.