Rick Ford
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.2 over 16 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 21 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.
8 of 11 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 2.72 is excellent but a wicket every 58 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.72.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting 47 × 30% · Bowling 57 × 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 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 2 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- 149 runs in 16 innings, adjusted average 12.2, strike rate 103.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 1.26 per match at 26.5, economy 2.72, strike rate 58.3.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 149 runs in 16 inns @ 12.22 (SR 103.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 34, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 26.46 (econ 2.72, SR 58.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-29 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 0 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 21 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 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 21* | 27.75 | 142.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 18.75 | 416.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 34* | 26.25 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 9.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 30 | 10 | 57 | 3 | 19 | 1.9 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2014/15 | 26 | 11 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 2.31 | 31.2 |
| 2012/13 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | 1.53 | 28.5 |
| 2004/05 | 39 | 11 | 96 | 2 | 48 | 2.46 | 117 |
| 2003/04 | 92.3 | 19 | 336 | 8 | 42 | 3.64 | 69.3 |
| 2002/03 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 2.19 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Rick compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.