Joel Handford
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Mangrove Cricket Club · Balcatta Cricket Club · South Perth Cricket Club · Broome Cricket Association · West Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Assoc.
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
27/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
57/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.9.
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 44 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (1st grade 1 · Rep Div 1 7 · Club 36). 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: 19 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 15.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 41 wickets in 37 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 1.11 per match at 17.9, economy 4.01, strike rate 26.8.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
19
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.43
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
20
Total dismissals
0.45
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
552
Runs (40 inns)
15.53
Avg (adj)
89.58
Strike rate
52
High score
5
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
41
Wickets (182.8 ov)
4.01
Economy
17.88
Average
22
Maidens
0.42
Extras / over
26.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 552 runs in 40 inns @ 15.53 (SR 89.58) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 52, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 41 wkts @ 17.88 (econ 4.01, SR 26.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-27 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 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 20 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.43
Catches / match
0.45
Dismissals / match
Across 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 15.33 | 920 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 15 | 1 | 276 | 52 | 19.63 | 452.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 17 | 7.55 | 290 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 12.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 32.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| 2016/17 | 96.5 | 14 | 356 | 18 | 19.78 | 3.69 | 32.2 |
| 2015/16 | 50.3 | 6 | 232 | 15 | 15.47 | 4.61 | 20.1 |
| 2014/15 | 21 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 19.5 | 3.71 | 31.5 |
| 2012/13 | 14 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 14.25 | 4.07 | 21 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Joel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.