Alex Ward (24)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 33 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.4 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
14 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.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 33 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 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.17.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 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 33). 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: 4 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 33 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 9.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 34 wickets in 33 matches — 1.03 per match at 17.9, economy 3.17, strike rate 33.9.
Fielding — imported matches (33)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 33 imported |
| Batting | 236 runs in 30 inns @ 9.44 (SR 61.54) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 45, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 17.88 (econ 3.17, SR 33.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-22 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 3 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2* | 0.96 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 6.75 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 4.17 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 7.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 39 | 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 45* | 33.75 | 642.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 4.14 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | 76.3 | 23 | 172 | 14 | 12.29 | 2.25 | 32.7 |
| 2017/18 | 20 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 74 | 3.7 | 120 |
| 2016/17 | 49 | 3 | 190 | 9 | 21.11 | 3.88 | 32.7 |
| 2015/16 | 13.7 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 14.33 | 3.15 | 27.3 |
| 2014/15 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 4.09 | 22 |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | 3.67 | 27 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3.67 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Alex compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.