Nick Ball (23)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.4 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 35 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 35% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 48 × 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 35). 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: 5 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 4.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.47 per match at 18.3, economy 3.28, strike rate 33.5.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 73 runs in 20 inns @ 4.38 (SR 28.57) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 15, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 18.31 (econ 3.28, SR 33.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5.6 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7* | 2.24 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 14 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 18.33 | 3.93 | 28 |
| 2015/16 | 25.3 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 22 | 3.47 | 38 |
| 2013/14 | 32 | 2 | 78 | 5 | 15.6 | 2.44 | 38.4 |
| 2012/13 | 18 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Nick compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.