Blake Ariens (17)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 55 balls (SR 91), then 50 to 100 in just 45 (SR 111) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.16 dismissals per match across 38 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 102.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.61.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting 59 × 30% · Bowling 63 × 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 6 · Club 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- 467 runs in 30 innings, adjusted average 22.8, strike rate 71.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 27 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 1.08 per match at 13.6, economy 3.61, strike rate 22.6.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 467 runs in 30 inns @ 22.83 (SR 71.21) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 102, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 27 wkts @ 13.63 (econ 3.61, SR 22.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 51* | 43.5 | 74.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 4 | 159 | 102 | 35.69 | 76.08 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 4 | 122 | 41* | 19.58 | 107.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 5.63 | 32.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 30 | 44.25 | 147.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 26* | 12.75 | 127.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 3.4 | — |
| 2025/26 | 57 | 14 | 176 | 16 | 11 | 3.09 | 21.4 |
| 2024/25 | 20.2 | 1 | 121 | 6 | 20.17 | 6 | 20.2 |
| 2022/23 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2021/22 | 15 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 | 18 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Blake compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.