Ben Van Bael (19)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U14 (2020/21)
QLD
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Competitions
Registered with:
Gracemere Cricket Club · The Rockhampton Grammar School · Central Queensland Junior Reps · Rockhampton Junior Rep Cricket · Rockhampton Grammar School Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2006
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2020/21 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2022/23 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
34/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Elite
75/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 11.6 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.40.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 16 balls.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 34 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 75 × 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 (State competition 4 · Rep Div 1 4 · Club 30). 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: 13 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 11.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 56 wickets in 38 matches — 1.47 per match at 9.1, economy 3.40, strike rate 16.0.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
13
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.34
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
15
Total dismissals
0.39
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
220
Runs (25 inns)
11.62
Avg (adj)
50.74
Strike rate
28
High score
8
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
56
Wickets (149 ov)
3.4
Economy
9.05
Average
14
Maidens
0.47
Extras / over
16
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 220 runs in 25 inns @ 11.62 (SR 50.74) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 56 wkts @ 9.05 (econ 3.4, SR 16) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-3 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.34
Catches / match
0.39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15* | 11.25 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 21 | 11.54 | 52.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 28* | 13.04 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 14.25 | 55.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | 10 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.7 | 2 | 171 | 12 | 14.25 | 4.2 | 20.3 |
| 2021/22 | 52.8 | 7 | 161 | 25 | 6.44 | 3.05 | 12.7 |
| 2020/21 | 36.5 | 3 | 112 | 16 | 7 | 3.07 | 13.7 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 | 4.63 | 16 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 4.67 | — |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2.5 | — |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1.17 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
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