🏅 Ben Balcomb (30)

★ Div 1 Rep Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter U19 (2014/15) NSW Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Newcastle District Cricket Association Inc. · Country NSW · Newcastle Western Suburbs Junior Cricket Club Inc. · NSW · Newcastle Blasters · Hamilton Wickham Colts Junior Cricket Club Inc. · Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club · Newcastle Cricket Zone - Rep Teams · Newcastle Cricket Zone · Central Coast Cricket Association · Newcastle Junior Cricket Association · Combined Catholic Colleges · Cricket ACT · Australian Capital Territory
District represented: Newcastle (junior rep association)
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 1995 (inferred from U19 eligibility, 2014/15 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2011/12 (ages out of U16 after this)
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🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
135 off 184
NDCA 1st Grade · 2022/23 · 19×4, 3×6 · SR 73

The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 84 balls (SR 60), then 50 to 100 in just 71 (SR 70) — more than double the tempo.

Scoring breakdown
94 of 135 runs (70%) in boundaries · 70% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20 · 59 balls · SR 34 watchful
20→40 · 21 balls · SR 95 steady
40→50 · 4 balls · SR 250 explosive
50→60 · 3 balls · SR 333 explosive
60→80 · 47 balls · SR 43 watchful
80→100 · 21 balls · SR 95 steady
Overall Proficient
46/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Elite
85/100
Batting Proficient
48/100
Bowling
Not enough data

Representative pathway — 30 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● State representation (+12)
  • ● Division 1 representative (+4)
  • ● Premier or state pathway — 18 matches (+7.2)
  • ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
  • ● Body of work — 491 imported matches (+5.0)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 61.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (38 fifties, 6 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.99 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Proven ability to go big — 6 hundred(s), best of 135.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 486 catches in 491 matches (0.99 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 27 run outs.
  • ✓ Sharp glovework — 76 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 85 × 40% · Batting 48 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.61 for the level played (State competition 18 · Rep Div 1 12 · Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 54 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Keeping: 429 catches + 76 stumpings + 27 run outs (9 direct, 18 assisted) in 491 matches — 1.08 dismissals per match.
Batting
9,252 runs in 465 innings, adjusted average 23.1, strike rate 61.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
Not rated: 33 wickets from 105.5 overs across 39 matches bowled in (of 491 played) — 0.07 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.

Fielding — imported matches (491)

57
Ct (field)
429
Ct (WK)
0.99
Catches / match
9
RO (direct)
18
RO (assist)
76
Stumpings
589
Total dismissals
1.2
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

9252
Runs (465 inns)
23.11
Avg (adj)
60.95
Strike rate
135
High score
75
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

33
Wickets (105.5 ov)
3.16
Economy
10.09
Average
12
Maidens
0
Extras / over
19.2
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 491 imported
Batting 9252 runs in 465 inns @ 23.11 (SR 60.95)
Milestones 6×100, 38×50, HS 135, 44 ducks
Bowling 33 wkts @ 10.09 (econ 3.16, SR 19.2)
Best / 5WI 3-2 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 486 ct, 27 RO, 76 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 589 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.99
Catches / match
1.2
Dismissals / match

Across 491 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 30 30 30 88.24 0 0
2025/26 29 5 574 83 23.21 73.59 2 0
2024/25 32 4 774 100 27.21 69.86 3 1
2023/24 26 2 371 44 15.37 94.4 0 0
2022/23 27 6 695 135 31.46 84.04 1 2
2021/22 22 3 430 70* 22.21 65.05 1 0
2020/21 19 3 481 65 29.31 72.99 2 0
2019/20 21 4 476 76 26.98 65.75 2 0
2018/19 29 4 594 73 23.31 73.42 6 0
2017/18 29 3 430 69 16.36 56.65 2 0
2016/17 22 4 513 107 27.56 101.38 1 2
2015/16 25 1 499 85 20.76 137.09 3 0
2014/15 30 3 518 64 18.99 92.17 3 0
2013/14 34 2 685 87 21.33 77.49 4 0
2012/13 25 10 345 74* 19.32 82.34 2 0
2011/12 20 1 417 112 21.89 992.86 2 1
2010/11 23 2 382 54 18.05 — 1 0
2009/10 17 3 317 52 21.94 — 1 0
2008/09 6 2 207 51* 46 — 1 0
2007/08 7 3 237 63* 48.37 — 1 0
2006/07 10 7 178 38* 30.26 — 0 0
2005/06 11 3 99 16* 11.45 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2023/24 0.5 0 8 0 — 16 —
2022/23 1 0 10 0 — 10 —
2019/20 1 0 6 1 6 6 6
2018/19 2 0 25 0 — 12.5 —
2014/15 5 3 11 0 — 2.2 —
2013/14 1 0 6 1 6 6 6
2010/11 15 1 56 3 18.67 3.73 30
2009/10 25 2 102 4 25.5 4.08 37.5
2008/09 3 1 15 0 — 5 —
2007/08 5 0 14 1 14 2.8 30
2006/07 20 5 25 12 2.08 1.25 10
2005/06 27 0 55 11 5 2.04 14.7

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2026/27 0 2 1 0 3
2025/26 2 33 7 5 47
2024/25 0 34 8 5 47
2023/24 1 22 2 7 32
2022/23 24 2 0 7 33
2021/22 0 32 2 4 38
2020/21 2 21 1 6 30
2019/20 1 22 1 5 29
2018/19 0 36 1 6 43
2017/18 5 20 0 6 31
2016/17 0 39 0 1 40
2015/16 0 44 0 7 51
2014/15 2 40 1 6 49
2013/14 2 25 1 2 30
2012/13 3 29 0 1 33
2011/12 3 6 0 2 11
2010/11 10 6 0 5 21
2009/10 1 11 1 1 14
2008/09 0 1 0 0 1
2007/08 0 2 0 0 2
2006/07 1 2 1 0 4
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