🏅 Josh Ward
Representative pathway — 25 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● State representation (+12)
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● National championships — 5 matches (+7.5)
- ● Body of work — 53 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.2 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 25 catches in 53 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.41 for the level played (National competition 5 · Club 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 25 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 53 matches — 0.51 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 10.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 53 played) — 0.79 per match at 23.2, economy 3.81, strike rate 36.5.
Fielding — imported matches (53)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 53 imported |
| Batting | 270 runs in 30 inns @ 10.2 (SR 50) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 71, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 23.16 (econ 3.81, SR 36.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-30 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 25 ct, 2 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 27 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 53 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 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 24* | 9.31 | 61.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 1 | 158 | 71 | 14.26 | 464.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 14* | 5.91 | 43.31 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 66 | 13 | 221 | 12 | 18.42 | 3.35 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 66.3 | 11 | 266 | 13 | 20.46 | 4.01 | 30.6 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 10 | 231 | 6 | 38.5 | 4.1 | 56.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
How does Josh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.