Tom Elford
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.3 over 7 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
4 of 5 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 13 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.21.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.49 for the level played (2nd grade 6 · 3rd grade 4 · 4th grade 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 7 innings at 10.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 13 matches — 1.92 per match at 16.9, economy 3.21, strike rate 31.6.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 56 runs in 7 inns @ 10.29 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 53, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 16.92 (econ 3.21, SR 31.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-26 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 53 | 20.63 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 33 | 4 | 113 | 3 | 37.67 | 3.42 | 66 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 12 |
| 2011/12 | 94.7 | 10 | 303 | 20 | 15.15 | 3.2 | 28.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Tom compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.