Craig Ford
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
32 of 36 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.24 dismissals per match across 51 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 102.3) without sacrificing consistency.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting 54 × 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 33). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 33 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- 803 runs in 40 innings, adjusted average 22.1, strike rate 102.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 17 wickets from 61.8 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 0.33 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 803 runs in 40 inns @ 22.08 (SR 102.34) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 85, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 10.76 (econ 2.96, SR 21.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 3 | 209 | 85* | 24.18 | 125.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 1 | 255 | 53 | 21.12 | 114.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 0 | 339 | 80 | 22.6 | 89.92 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 22 | 6 | 57 | 7 | 8.14 | 2.59 | 18.9 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 6 | 126 | 10 | 12.6 | 3.16 | 23.9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Craig compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.