James Elford (30)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U18 (2013/14)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Warrnambool and District Cricket Association - Representative · Northern Raiders Cricket Club · Little River Cricket Club · Russells Creek Cricket Club · Portland Colts Cricket Club · Country West Country · Manifold Heights Cricket Club · Portland & District Cricket Association · Warrnambool Moyne & District Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1995
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2013/14 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2011/12 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
157 off 110
Sungold Division 1 Premier · 2025/26 · 15×4, 9×6
· SR 143
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 54 balls (SR 93), then 50 to 100 in just 25 (SR 200) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
114 of 157 runs (73%) in boundaries · 49% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 34 balls · SR 59
watchful
20→40
· 11 balls · SR 182
rapid
40→50
· 9 balls · SR 111
steady
50→60
· 3 balls · SR 333
explosive
60→80
· 7 balls · SR 286
explosive
80→100
· 15 balls · SR 133
brisk
Overall
Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
31/100
Batting
Elite
83/100
Bowling
Advance
65/100
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 159 imported matches (+3.2)
Critical recommendations
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General
No critical flags
Imported-match numbers are solid across the board. Keep importing matches to track trends over time.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 3 hundred(s), best of 157.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.99.
- ✓ Safe hands — 55 catches in 159 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 19 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 31 × 40% · Batting 83 × 30% · Bowling 65 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.35 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 27 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 54 catches + 19 run outs (18 direct, 1 assisted) in 159 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- 2,746 runs in 145 innings, adjusted average 24.4, strike rate 67.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 243 wickets in 150 matches bowled in (of 159 played) — 1.62 per match at 15.0, economy 2.99, strike rate 30.1.
Fielding — imported matches (159)
54
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.35
Catches / match
18
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
74
Total dismissals
0.47
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
2746
Runs (145 inns)
24.42
Avg (adj)
67.49
Strike rate
157
High score
42
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
243
Wickets (1220 ov)
2.99
Economy
15
Average
255
Maidens
0.16
Extras / over
30.1
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 159 imported |
| Batting | 2746 runs in 145 inns @ 24.42 (SR 67.49) |
| Milestones | 3×100, 7×50, HS 157, 14 ducks |
| Bowling | 243 wkts @ 15 (econ 2.99, SR 30.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-19 · 9 five-fors |
| Fielding | 55 ct, 19 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 74 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.35
Catches / match
0.47
Dismissals / match
Across 159 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 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 19.5 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 5 | 503 | 157 | 38.29 | 115.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 1 | 154 | 50* | 36.96 | 77.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 28 | 21.33 | 61.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17* | 9.44 | 141.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 14 | 5 | 239 | 34* | 23.17 | 73.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 21 | 5 | 300 | 59 | 17.69 | 62.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 11 | 4 | 163 | 60* | 20.21 | 56.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 16 | 0 | 317 | 56 | 19.81 | 78.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 19 | 9 | 361 | 68* | 28 | 125.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 24 | 8 | 431 | 104 | 23.94 | 324.06 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 28 | 9.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 21.67 | 3.61 | 36 |
| 2025/26 | 111.2 | 21 | 430 | 23 | 18.7 | 3.87 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 83.2 | 23 | 190 | 19 | 10 | 2.28 | 26.3 |
| 2023/24 | 26 | 6 | 69 | 3 | 23 | 2.65 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | — | 3.76 | — |
| 2021/22 | 81.5 | 6 | 316 | 16 | 19.75 | 3.88 | 30.6 |
| 2020/21 | 134.5 | 38 | 377 | 22 | 17.14 | 2.8 | 36.7 |
| 2019/20 | 110 | 25 | 271 | 15 | 18.07 | 2.46 | 44 |
| 2018/19 | 125 | 26 | 356 | 32 | 11.13 | 2.85 | 23.4 |
| 2017/18 | 192.5 | 43 | 557 | 37 | 15.05 | 2.89 | 31.2 |
| 2016/17 | 254 | 50 | 756 | 58 | 13.03 | 2.98 | 26.3 |
| 2015/16 | 50 | 7 | 151 | 12 | 12.58 | 3.02 | 25 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1.78 | 27 |
| 2013/14 | 14 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 3.57 | 84 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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