Ben Whiteside
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 24 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.37 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 43 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.26 for the level played (3rd grade 1 · Club 7 · 4th grade 10 · 5th grade and below 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 13 catches + 3 stumpings + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.40 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 43 innings at 20.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 5.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.05 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 840 runs in 43 inns @ 19.99 (SR 56.34) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 75, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 18 (econ 7.2, SR 15) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-36 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 1 RO, 3 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 | 19 | 0 | 304 | 44 | 16 | 64.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 1 | 370 | 55 | 24.57 | 53.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 75 | 20.75 | 276.67 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 7.2 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
How does Ben compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.