Norman Bedford
All-Rounder – Bowling
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Donnybrook Cricket Club (WA) · Harvey Benger Cricket Club Inc · Western Australia Cricket Masters Representative Teams · Esperance Cricket Association (Rep) · Bunbury & Districts Cricket Association (Rep)
Overall
Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
38/100
Batting
Proficient
41/100
Bowling
Advance
70/100
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 71 imported matches (+1.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 55.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.39.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 41 × 30% · Bowling 70 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.40 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · Club 32). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 20 catches + 5 run outs (2 direct, 3 assisted) in 71 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- 901 runs in 58 innings, adjusted average 22.0, strike rate 55.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 86 wickets in 59 matches bowled in (of 71 played) — 1.46 per match at 13.7, economy 3.39, strike rate 24.2.
Fielding — imported matches (71)
20
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.28
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
25
Total dismissals
0.35
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
901
Runs (58 inns)
21.96
Avg (adj)
55.33
Strike rate
84
High score
24
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
86
Wickets (346.7 ov)
3.39
Economy
13.65
Average
42
Maidens
0.05
Extras / over
24.2
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 71 imported |
| Batting | 901 runs in 58 inns @ 21.96 (SR 55.33) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 84, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 86 wkts @ 13.65 (econ 3.39, SR 24.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-15 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 ct, 5 RO, 0 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.
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 25 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.28
Catches / match
0.35
Dismissals / match
Across 71 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 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 22 | 10 | 351 | 55 | 23.21 | 78.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 19 | 7 | 236 | 41* | 17 | 54.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 7 | 298 | 84 | 26.77 | 69.79 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2.63 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | 126 | 11 | 476 | 27 | 17.63 | 3.78 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 120.7 | 17 | 399 | 36 | 11.08 | 3.31 | 20.1 |
| 2023/24 | 92 | 13 | 278 | 20 | 13.9 | 3.02 | 27.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Norman compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.