Ben Nicholls (18)
★ Div 1 Rep
Batting – Middle-Order Batter
U16 (2023/24)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Whitefriars College Inc · Ringwood Cricket Club · North Ringwood Cricket Club · Croydon Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2007
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2023/24 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
47/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Strong
~28/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Body of work — 71 imported matches (+1.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 51.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 31 catches in 71 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 28 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.38 for the level played (Rep Div 1 5 · Club 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 31 catches + 7 run outs (1 direct, 6 assisted) in 71 matches — 0.54 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 57 innings at 15.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 33 wickets in 58 matches bowled in (of 71 played) — 0.57 per match at 30.2, economy 4.16, strike rate 43.5.
Fielding — imported matches (71)
31
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.44
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
6
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
38
Total dismissals
0.54
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
725
Runs (57 inns)
15.17
Avg (adj)
51.7
Strike rate
62
High score
11
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
33
Wickets (239.5 ov)
4.16
Economy
30.18
Average
17
Maidens
0.35
Extras / over
43.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 71 imported |
| Batting | 725 runs in 57 inns @ 15.17 (SR 51.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 62, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 33 wkts @ 30.18 (econ 4.16, SR 43.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 31 ct, 7 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 38 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.44
Catches / match
0.54
Dismissals / match
Across 71 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 0 | 187 | 58 | 18.7 | 72.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 2 | 212 | 62 | 11.66 | 43.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 26 | 9 | 325 | 52 | 16.83 | 79.66 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 17 | 0 | 94 | 2 | 47 | 5.53 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 96.5 | 9 | 398 | 15 | 26.53 | 4.12 | 38.6 |
| 2023/24 | 126 | 8 | 504 | 16 | 31.5 | 4 | 47.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.