Ben Shields (30)
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U14 (2009/10)
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Competitions
Registered with:
Gold Coast - Representative · Surfers Paradise Cricket Club · Glen Iris Cricket Club · Gold Coast District Cricket Club · Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club · Mudgeeraba Nerang & Districts' Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1995
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2009/10 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2011/12 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
101* off 157
01. Dunstan Shield · 2025/26 · 9×4, 3×6
· SR 64
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 111 balls (SR 45), then 50 to 100 in just 45 (SR 111) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
54 of 101 runs (53%) in boundaries · 69% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 40 balls · SR 50
watchful
20→40
· 41 balls · SR 49
watchful
40→50
· 30 balls · SR 33
watchful
50→60
· 16 balls · SR 63
watchful
60→80
· 15 balls · SR 133
brisk
80→100
· 14 balls · SR 143
brisk
Overall
Needs Work
25/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
97/100
Batting
Advance
70/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 118 imported matches (+2.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 60.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.88 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 3 hundred(s), best of 105.
- ✓ Safe hands — 104 catches in 118 matches (0.88 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 12 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 97 × 40% · Batting 70 × 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
- ×0.40 for the level played (2nd grade 9 · Club 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 27 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 100 catches + 12 stumpings + 8 run outs (3 direct, 5 assisted) in 118 matches — 1.02 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 2,581 runs in 114 innings, adjusted average 24.6, strike rate 60.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 5 wickets from 23.0 overs across 8 matches bowled in (of 118 played) — 0.04 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (118)
4
Ct (field)
100
Ct (WK)
0.88
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
5
RO (assist)
12
Stumpings
124
Total dismissals
1.05
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
2581
Runs (114 inns)
24.63
Avg (adj)
60.36
Strike rate
105
High score
10
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
5
Wickets (23 ov)
3.61
Economy
16.6
Average
3
Maidens
0.09
Extras / over
27.6
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 118 imported |
| Batting | 2581 runs in 114 inns @ 24.63 (SR 60.36) |
| Milestones | 3×100, 13×50, HS 105, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 5 wkts @ 16.6 (econ 3.61, SR 27.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-10 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 104 ct, 8 RO, 12 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 124 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.88
Catches / match
1.05
Dismissals / match
Across 118 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 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 47.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 3 | 773 | 101* | 53.49 | 81.03 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 3 | 233 | 51* | 24.27 | 51.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 1 | 189 | 83 | 20.79 | 58.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 1 | 162 | 41* | 20 | 57.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 17 | 0 | 262 | 50 | 15.41 | 61.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 14 | 0 | 147 | 33 | 10.5 | 1130.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 99 | 42.4 | 71.62 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 16 | 1 | 395 | 105* | 26.23 | 316 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 52 | 13.4 | 94.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 7 | 1 | 93 | 29 | 15.18 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 12.5 | — |
| 2010/11 | 17 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 8.2 | 2.41 | 20.4 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 4.25 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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