William Bestford
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 27 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 34 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.1 over 27 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
7 of 12 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 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.33 is excellent but a wicket every 49 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.33.
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 34 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.39 for the level played (2nd grade 7 · 3rd grade 5 · Club 7 · 4th grade 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: 16 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 34 matches — 0.53 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 5.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 34 played) — 1.12 per match at 27.2, economy 3.33, strike rate 49.0.
Fielding — imported matches (34)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 34 imported |
| Batting | 88 runs in 27 inns @ 5.07 (SR 43.75) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 14, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 27.19 (econ 3.33, SR 49) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-24 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 16 ct, 2 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 18 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1.98 | 68.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 14* | 7.64 | 94.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13* | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 113 | 14 | 396 | 17 | 23.29 | 3.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014/15 | 149.2 | 29 | 485 | 15 | 32.33 | 3.25 | 59.7 |
| 2012/13 | 35 | 11 | 118 | 5 | 23.6 | 3.37 | 42 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 1.4 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
How does William compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.