Alex Balston (40)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 22 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Economy of 2.75 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.55 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Bowling average (21.6) beats batting average (19.5) — selection case is as a bowling all-rounder; protect bowling workload first.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 22 matches (0.55 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 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
- ×0.20 for the level played (5th grade and below 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 1 match since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 22 matches — 0.55 per match.
- Batting
- 382 runs in 23 innings, adjusted average 19.5, strike rate 48.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 25 wickets from 196.0 overs across 18 matches bowled in (of 22 played) — 1.39 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (22)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 22 imported |
| Batting | 382 runs in 23 inns @ 19.5 (SR 48.91) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 99, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 21.56 (econ 2.75, SR 47) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-64 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 0 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 5.25 | 32.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 99 | 29.75 | 63.98 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 7 | 2 | 98 | 39 | 18 | 55.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 52 | 38.22 | 36.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 80 | 16 | 211 | 13 | 16.23 | 2.64 | 36.9 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | 14 | 116 | 3 | 38.67 | 2.37 | 98 |
| 2021/22 | 27 | 4 | 80 | 3 | 26.67 | 2.96 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 1.55 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 2.62 | 78 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 6.13 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Alex compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.