Ben Birkhead
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
VIC
Balanced scorer
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Bendigo District Cricket Association · Clyde Cricket Club · Kangaroo Flat Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
47/100
Batting
Proficient
57/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 12 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
5 of 10 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.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
1.33 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 30.4.
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 12 matches (1.33 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting 57 × 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
- ×0.38 for the level played (Rep Div 1 2 · Club 10). 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
- Keeping: 8 catches + 1 stumpings + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 12 matches — 0.75 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 313 runs in 12 innings, adjusted average 30.4, strike rate 85.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (12)
8
Ct (field)
8
Ct (WK)
1.33
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
1
Stumpings
17
Total dismissals
1.42
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
313
Runs (12 inns)
30.43
Avg (adj)
85.52
Strike rate
65
High score
2
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
0
Wickets (0 ov)
—
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
—
Extras / over
—
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 12 imported |
| Batting | 313 runs in 12 inns @ 30.43 (SR 85.52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 65, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | — · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 16 ct, 0 RO, 1 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
1.33
Catches / match
1.42
Dismissals / match
Across 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 12 | 2 | 313 | 65 | 30.43 | 85.52 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Ben compare?
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