Jack Ballem (12)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 52.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
0.52 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 7.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.00.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 16 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 13 catches in 25 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 64 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 73 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 3 run outs (1 direct, 2 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.64 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 20.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 29 wickets in 25 matches — 1.16 per match at 7.8, economy 3.00, strike rate 15.7.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 294 runs in 25 inns @ 20.23 (SR 52.24) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 29 wkts @ 7.83 (econ 3, SR 15.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 | 11 | 4 | 128 | 31* | 15.87 | 52.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 20* | 13 | 81.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 24* | 10.33 | 65.96 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 33.7 | 7 | 101 | 9 | 11.22 | 3 | 22.4 |
| 2024/25 | 24 | 3 | 73 | 10 | 7.3 | 3.04 | 14.4 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 2 | 53 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.94 | 10.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Jack compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.