Will Blandford (14)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U12 (2023/24)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Newcastle Junior Cricket Association - Representative · Valentine Eleebana Cricket Club · Belmont Cricket Club (NSW) · Newcastle Cricket Zone - Rep Teams · NSW Pathways
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2011
(inferred from U12 eligibility, 2023/24 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2027/28 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
21/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
49/100
Batting
Proficient
49/100
Bowling
Proficient
51/100
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 16 matches (+6.4)
- ● Body of work — 77 imported matches (+1.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 56.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (9 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 30 catches in 77 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 17 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 40% · Batting 49 × 30% · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.51 for the level played (State competition 5 · Rep Div 1 14 · Club 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 47 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 29 catches + 17 run outs (10 direct, 7 assisted) in 77 matches — 0.60 per match.
- Batting
- 1,412 runs in 70 innings, adjusted average 26.2, strike rate 56.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 44 wickets in 53 matches bowled in (of 77 played) — 0.83 per match at 20.6, economy 3.99, strike rate 31.0.
Fielding — imported matches (77)
29
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.39
Catches / match
10
RO (direct)
7
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
47
Total dismissals
0.61
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1412
Runs (70 inns)
26.22
Avg (adj)
56.38
Strike rate
66
High score
21
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
44
Wickets (227 ov)
3.99
Economy
20.57
Average
21
Maidens
0.09
Extras / over
31
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 77 imported |
| Batting | 1412 runs in 70 inns @ 26.22 (SR 56.38) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 9×50, HS 66, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 44 wkts @ 20.57 (econ 3.99, SR 31) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 30 ct, 17 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 47 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.39
Catches / match
0.61
Dismissals / match
Across 77 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 39 | 9 | 714 | 62 | 22.53 | 55.09 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 4 | 322 | 59* | 29.57 | 65.85 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 8 | 366 | 66* | 37.41 | 73.49 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 4.75 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 161.3 | 17 | 630 | 25 | 25.2 | 3.9 | 38.7 |
| 2024/25 | 27 | 2 | 121 | 7 | 17.29 | 4.48 | 23.1 |
| 2023/24 | 28.7 | 2 | 114 | 10 | 11.4 | 3.98 | 17.2 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
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