Koa Burford (14)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 56 balls (SR 89), then 50 to 100 in just 37 (SR 135) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.1 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 22 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.
Out for 0 in 28% 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 28 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 67 × 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 (Rep Div 1 5 · Club 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 33 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.26 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 13.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 22 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 0.69 per match at 12.9, economy 2.86, strike rate 27.0.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 307 runs in 29 inns @ 13.14 (SR 63.79) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 106, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 22 wkts @ 12.91 (econ 2.86, SR 27) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 3 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 106 | 25.56 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 18 | 5 | 180 | 55* | 12.78 | 54.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 26.2 | 5 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 1.83 | 26.2 |
| 2025/26 | 56 | 11 | 163 | 13 | 12.54 | 2.91 | 25.8 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 5.71 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Koa compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.