Ben Thomson (21)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 72 balls (SR 69), then 50 to 100 in just 32 (SR 156) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Regional representative — 16 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 56 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.75 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Bowling average (25.1) beats batting average (20.3) — selection case is as a bowling all-rounder; protect bowling workload first.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 107.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.75.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 22 × 40% · Batting 64 × 30% · Bowling 47 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.46 for the level played (1st grade 1 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 56 matches — 0.27 per match.
- Batting
- 918 runs in 53 innings, adjusted average 20.3, strike rate 53.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 56 played) — 0.83 per match at 25.1, economy 3.75, strike rate 40.2.
Fielding — imported matches (56)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 56 imported |
| Batting | 918 runs in 53 inns @ 20.26 (SR 53.07) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 107, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 25.11 (econ 3.75, SR 40.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 3 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 56 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 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 16.5 | 55.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 9 | 2 | 216 | 107* | 29.33 | 71.76 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 1 | 209 | 57 | 22.99 | 52.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 1 | 123 | 41 | 10.19 | 46.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 31 | 18.67 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 12 | 2 | 217 | 54 | 21.1 | 48.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33* | 33 | 67.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16* | 17.22 | 36.9 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 33 | 1 | 167 | 6 | 27.83 | 5.06 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 26.3 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 18.75 | 2.85 | 39.5 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 7 | 178 | 5 | 35.6 | 3.56 | 60 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 | 18 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 | 3.11 | 18 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.