Matthew Alford (25)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U14 (2014/15)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Eley Park Cricket Club · Plenty Valley Cricket Club · Wyclif Cricket Club · Laburnum Cricket Club · Eltham Cricket Club · Mundaring Cricket Club · Balwyn Cricket Club · Metropolitan Inner East · Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2000
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2014/15 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2016/17 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
105 off 95
A Grade (80 Overs, 12 Players) · 2026/27 · 9×4, 8×6
· SR 111
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 67 balls (SR 75), then 50 to 100 in just 27 (SR 185) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
84 of 105 runs (80%) in boundaries · 63% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 43 balls · SR 47
watchful
20→40
· 12 balls · SR 167
brisk
40→50
· 12 balls · SR 83
watchful
50→60
· 6 balls · SR 167
brisk
60→80
· 14 balls · SR 143
brisk
80→100
· 7 balls · SR 286
explosive
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
41/100
Batting
Elite
79/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 56.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Too many aerial dismissals
12 of 16 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 105.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting 79 × 30% · 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 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 4 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- 411 runs in 23 innings, adjusted average 23.3, strike rate 56.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 17 wickets from 75.0 overs across 17 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 1.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
9
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.3
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
10
Total dismissals
0.33
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
411
Runs (23 inns)
23.31
Avg (adj)
56.5
Strike rate
105
High score
7
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
17
Wickets (75 ov)
4.21
Economy
18.59
Average
7
Maidens
0.21
Extras / over
26.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 411 runs in 23 inns @ 23.31 (SR 56.5) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 105, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 18.59 (econ 4.21, SR 26.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.3
Catches / match
0.33
Dismissals / match
Across 30 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 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 110.53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 63 | 35 | 43.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 49* | 20.94 | 60.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 1 | 110 | 32 | 21.39 | 48.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 7.33 | 32.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 13.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 6.2 | 2.07 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 26.5 | 6.63 | 24 |
| 2017/18 | 1.3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 32.5 | 5.91 | 33 |
| 2015/16 | 17.7 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 20 | 3.4 | 35.3 |
| 2014/15 | 20 | 2 | 90 | 5 | 18 | 4.5 | 24 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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