Billy Bestford (31)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.5 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.69 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 14.1.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.80.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 32 matches (0.69 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 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 (Club 32). 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: 22 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.72 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 13.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 42 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 1.62 per match at 14.1, economy 3.80, strike rate 22.3.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 294 runs in 26 inns @ 13.48 (SR 44.36) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 70, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 42 wkts @ 14.12 (econ 3.8, SR 22.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-32 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 ct, 1 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 13 | 1 | 178 | 70 | 14.75 | 44.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 11 | 4 | 107 | 27 | 13.26 | 49.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 5.6 | 4 | 8.4 |
| 2010/11 | 75 | 10 | 270 | 14 | 19.29 | 3.6 | 32.1 |
| 2009/10 | 62.2 | 6 | 251 | 16 | 15.69 | 4.04 | 23.3 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3.2 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
How does Billy compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.