David James Alford
All-Rounder – Bowling
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Mount Waverley Uniting Cricket Club · Coomoora Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
46/100
Batting
Advance
71/100
Bowling
Advance
73/100
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 18 imported matches (+0.4)
- ● Genuine all-rounder — strong in both disciplines (+8)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
High duck rate
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.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.50 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Effective lower-order runs — adjusted average 43.0 (frequently not out).
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 94.7) without sacrificing consistency.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.6.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 14 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 18 matches (0.50 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 46 × 40% · Batting 71 × 30% · Bowling 73 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 18 matches — 0.56 per match.
- Batting
- 460 runs in 17 innings, adjusted average 43.0, strike rate 94.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 18 played) — 1.67 per match at 9.6, economy 4.14, strike rate 14.0.
Fielding — imported matches (18)
9
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.5
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
10
Total dismissals
0.56
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
460
Runs (17 inns)
42.98
Avg (adj)
94.74
Strike rate
51
High score
10
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
25
Wickets (58.2 ov)
4.14
Economy
9.64
Average
10
Maidens
0.26
Extras / over
14
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 18 imported |
| Batting | 460 runs in 17 inns @ 42.98 (SR 94.74) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 51, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 9.64 (econ 4.14, SR 14) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 1 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.5
Catches / match
0.56
Dismissals / match
Across 18 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 | 1 | 50 | 50* | 50 | 90.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 8 | 380 | 51* | 38.84 | 124.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30* | 30 | 176.47 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 7.17 | 36 |
| 2025/26 | 52.2 | 9 | 198 | 24 | 8.25 | 3.8 | 13 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Pathway benchmark
How does David James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.