Ben Thornton
Representative pathway — 13 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 47 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 58.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 3.62 is excellent but a wicket every 45 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.62.
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 58 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 35 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.58 for the level played (1st grade 11 · 2nd grade 36 · 3rd grade 10 · 4th grade 1). 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: 22 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 60 innings at 19.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 51 wickets in 44 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 1.16 per match at 27.2, economy 3.62, strike rate 45.1.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 955 runs in 60 inns @ 19.63 (SR 58.15) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 66, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 51 wkts @ 27.2 (econ 3.62, SR 45.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 ct, 2 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 53 | 16.2 | 450 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 3 | 134 | 63 | 15.5 | 239.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 42* | 22.5 | 6000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 31 | 10.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 9 | 2 | 240 | 62 | 32.59 | 90.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 66* | 24.06 | 63.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 10 | 3 | 130 | 29 | 16.9 | 270.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7* | 6.67 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 66* | 57.78 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 10.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 34.7 | 5 | 146 | 2 | 73 | 4.21 | 104 |
| 2012/13 | 89 | 26 | 276 | 11 | 25.09 | 3.1 | 48.5 |
| 2011/12 | 23 | 7 | 78 | 4 | 19.5 | 3.39 | 34.5 |
| 2010/11 | 25 | 5 | 96 | 4 | 24 | 3.84 | 37.5 |
| 2008/09 | 52.5 | 12 | 164 | 5 | 32.8 | 3.12 | 63 |
| 2007/08 | 19 | 3 | 101 | 3 | 33.67 | 5.32 | 38 |
| 2006/07 | 99 | 25 | 379 | 10 | 37.9 | 3.83 | 59.4 |
| 2005/06 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 42 |
| 2004/05 | 15 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 10.6 | 3.53 | 18 |
| 2003/04 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 13.33 | 4.21 | 19 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.