Norm Bedford
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 15 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 39.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
6 of 11 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 0.13 catches per match over 15 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.
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 15). 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 15 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 17.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 12 wickets from 40.0 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 15 played) — 1.20 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (15)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 15 imported |
| Batting | 206 runs in 14 inns @ 17.87 (SR 39.29) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 13.67 (econ 4.1, SR 20) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-22 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 24* | 19.56 | 43.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30* | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 28 | 17.19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 18.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2.67 | 13.5 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | 6.4 | — |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 27 | 5.4 | 30 |
| 2006/07 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 | 4.11 | 13.5 |
| 2005/06 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Norm compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.