Ben Costa (18)

Bowling – Second-Change Bowler U18 (2025/26) VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Competitions
Registered with: South East Cricket Association - Representative · Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club · Mentone Grammar School · Brighton District Cricket Club (VIC) · Ormond Cricket Club · Brighton Union Cricket Club · South East Cricket Association
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 2007 (inferred from U18 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
22/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
33/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Proficient
38/100

Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
  • ● Regional representative — 13 matches (+1.9)
  • ● Body of work — 131 imported matches (+2.6)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 45.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

Strengths

  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.68.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 38 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.78 for the level played (Rep Div 1 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 18 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 39 catches + 7 run outs (7 direct, 0 assisted) in 131 matches — 0.35 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 97 innings at 15.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
119 wickets in 115 matches bowled in (of 131 played) — 1.03 per match at 18.5, economy 3.68, strike rate 30.2.

Fielding — imported matches (131)

39
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.3
Catches / match
7
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
46
Total dismissals
0.35
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1171
Runs (97 inns)
15.18
Avg (adj)
45.93
Strike rate
51
High score
25
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

119
Wickets (598.5 ov)
3.68
Economy
18.52
Average
44
Maidens
0.13
Extras / over
30.2
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 131 imported
Batting 1171 runs in 97 inns @ 15.18 (SR 45.93)
Milestones 0×100, 1×50, HS 51, 8 ducks
Bowling 119 wkts @ 18.52 (econ 3.68, SR 30.2)
Best / 5WI 5-29 · 2 five-fors
Fielding 39 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 46 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.3
Catches / match
0.35
Dismissals / match

Across 131 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 7 1 87 24 14.2 37.02 0 0
2024/25 10 2 129 46 15.48 41.61 0 0
2023/24 12 3 119 30 12.4 44.24 0 0
2022/23 9 0 164 34 18.22 88.17 0 0
2021/22 15 3 131 27 10.48 57.96 0 0
2020/21 6 0 133 51 22.17 46.83 1 0
2019/20 19 6 252 38* 17.45 71.19 0 0
2018/19 18 10 144 26 12.44 66.36 0 0
2017/18 1 0 12 12 12 60 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2025/26 82 8 316 10 31.6 3.85 49.2
2024/25 101.3 5 417 16 26.06 4.12 38
2023/24 105 6 393 25 15.72 3.74 25.2
2022/23 85.2 5 302 14 21.57 3.55 36.5
2021/22 72 8 206 25 8.24 2.86 17.3
2020/21 35 4 142 5 28.4 4.06 42
2019/20 62 6 204 15 13.6 3.29 24.8
2018/19 52 2 206 8 25.75 3.96 39
2017/18 4 0 18 1 18 4.5 24

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 2 0 0 0 2
2024/25 8 0 1 0 9
2023/24 5 0 1 0 6
2022/23 2 0 3 0 5
2021/22 8 0 0 0 8
2020/21 2 0 1 0 3
2019/20 9 0 1 0 10
2018/19 3 0 0 0 3
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