David Ward
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 49 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.20 dismissals per match across 49 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting 51 × 30% · Bowling 54 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 49 matches — 0.20 per match.
- Batting
- 1,199 runs in 50 innings, adjusted average 26.9, strike rate 53.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 49 played) — 0.95 per match at 24.8, economy 4.69, strike rate 31.7.
Fielding — imported matches (49)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 49 imported |
| Batting | 1199 runs in 50 inns @ 26.86 (SR 53.8) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 8×50, HS 91, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 24.78 (econ 4.69, SR 31.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 49 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 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 15.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 1 | 309 | 60 | 33.99 | 386.25 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 1 | 288 | 44 | 22.04 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 3 | 243 | 56* | 23.01 | 233.65 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 0 | 273 | 91 | 34.13 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 31* | 29.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 19 | 0 | 119 | 4 | 29.75 | 6.26 | 28.5 |
| 2025/26 | 53.3 | 5 | 238 | 5 | 47.6 | 4.46 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 30.2 | 4 | 125 | 12 | 10.42 | 4.14 | 15.1 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | 2 | 267 | 9 | 29.67 | 4.24 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 30 | 1 | 168 | 7 | 24 | 5.6 | 25.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does David compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.