Benjamin Hickey
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 82 balls (SR 61), then 50 to 100 in just 54 (SR 93) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Regional representative — 31 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.37 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.50 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 146.
- ✓ Safe hands — 26 catches in 52 matches (0.50 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 6 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 10 × 40% · Batting 75 × 30% · 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
- ×0.40 for the level played (2nd grade 1 · 3rd grade 23 · Club 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- 1,285 runs in 51 innings, adjusted average 27.2, strike rate 74.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 3.2 overs across 3 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 1285 runs in 51 inns @ 27.17 (SR 74.71) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 5×50, HS 146, 11 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 11.68, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 26 ct, 2 RO, 6 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 34 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 | 18 | 1 | 482 | 96* | 28.27 | 89.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 1 | 433 | 146* | 30.79 | 64.63 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 6.71 | 62.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 2 | 323 | 120* | 34.7 | 74.25 | 3 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | — |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
How does Benjamin compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.