Matthew Jones (36)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 22.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Economy of 3.64 is excellent but a wicket every 63 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Bowling average (38.0) beats batting average (24.4) — selection case is as a bowling all-rounder; protect bowling workload first.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 32 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting 49 × 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
- ×0.35 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Club 25). 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: 12 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- 645 runs in 30 innings, adjusted average 24.4, strike rate 22.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 12 wickets from 125.3 overs across 18 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 0.67 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 645 runs in 30 inns @ 24.37 (SR 22.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 86, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 38 (econ 3.64, SR 62.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-44 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 0 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 218 | 86 | 36.33 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 23.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 1 | 139 | 42* | 19.55 | 13900 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 46 | 42 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 52* | 52 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 30 | 13.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 0 | — | 5.89 | — |
| 2020/21 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | — | 3.83 | — |
| 2019/20 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 3.33 | 90 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 4.33 | 54 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 3.5 | 48 |
| 2014/15 | 35.3 | 10 | 99 | 7 | 14.14 | 2.8 | 30.3 |
| 2013/14 | 23 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 26 | 2.26 | 69 |
| 2012/13 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | — | 6.86 | — |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2004/05 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | 6.4 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.