gary budden
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
NSW Masters Cricket - Representative Teams · Tamworth Veterans · Thornton Park District Cricket Club · Masters Cricket Tasmania Representative Teams · Hunter Taverners Veterans Cricket · Cricket Australia Masters - Representative
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
46/100
Batting
Proficient
54/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 24 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
12 of 24 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 13 catches in 35 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 11 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 46 × 40% · Batting 54 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 10 catches + 11 stumpings + 7 run outs (0 direct, 7 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.80 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 645 runs in 34 innings, adjusted average 24.6, strike rate 89.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 14.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.06 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
3
Ct (field)
10
Ct (WK)
0.37
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
7
RO (assist)
11
Stumpings
31
Total dismissals
0.89
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
645
Runs (34 inns)
24.55
Avg (adj)
89.68
Strike rate
65
High score
10
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
2
Wickets (14 ov)
3.29
Economy
23
Average
1
Maidens
0.21
Extras / over
42
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 645 runs in 34 inns @ 24.55 (SR 89.68) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 65, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 23 (econ 3.29, SR 42) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 ct, 7 RO, 11 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 31 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.37
Catches / match
0.89
Dismissals / match
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 31* | 11.76 | 89.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 7 | 296 | 65* | 28.94 | 97.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 38 | 30.31 | 87.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 37* | 20.03 | 72.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 34 | 25 | 96.15 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2.2 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pathway benchmark
How does gary compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.