Ben Townsend
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 14 matches (+5.6)
- ● Body of work — 19 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.6 over 12 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 2.92 is excellent but a wicket every 48 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.21 dismissals per match across 19 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.92.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 42 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.65 for the level played (1st grade 4 · 2nd grade 10 · Club 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 19 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 13.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 19 played) — 1.33 per match at 23.2, economy 2.92, strike rate 47.8.
Fielding — imported matches (19)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 19 imported |
| Batting | 109 runs in 12 inns @ 13.63 (SR 47.56) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 25, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 23.21 (econ 2.92, SR 47.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-53 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 1 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 19 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 | 12 | 6 | 109 | 25* | 13.63 | 47.81 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 191 | 42 | 557 | 24 | 23.21 | 2.92 | 47.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.