Matthew Bycroft (36)
★ Div 1 Rep
All-Rounder – Bowling
U15 (2004/05)
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Willetton Premier Cricket Club · Richmond Union Cricket Club · Dirty Dozen Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1989
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2004/05 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2005/06 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
23/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
27/100
Batting
Proficient
40/100
Bowling
Proficient
44/100
Representative pathway — 15 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Regional representative — 7 matches (+1.1)
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 56.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 26% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
medium
Bowling
Tight but not threatening
Economy of 2.83 is excellent but a wicket every 43 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.83.
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 31 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting 40 × 30% · Bowling 44 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.62 for the level played (1st grade 2 · Rep Div 1 19 · 2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 4 · Club 1 · 4th grade 1). 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: 10 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- 525 runs in 34 innings, adjusted average 17.7, strike rate 56.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 1.37 per match at 20.2, economy 2.83, strike rate 42.8.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
10
Ct (field)
1
Ct (WK)
0.35
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
11
Total dismissals
0.35
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
525
Runs (34 inns)
17.71
Avg (adj)
56.81
Strike rate
77
High score
5
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
37
Wickets (263.7 ov)
2.83
Economy
20.16
Average
50
Maidens
0.06
Extras / over
42.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 525 runs in 34 inns @ 17.71 (SR 56.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 77, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 20.16 (econ 2.83, SR 42.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 0 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.35
Catches / match
0.35
Dismissals / match
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45* | 45 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 1 | 134 | 47 | 14.74 | 159.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 14 | 1 | 238 | 77 | 18.21 | 68 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15* | 6.67 | 25.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 34 | 25.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 80 | 10 | 282 | 10 | 28.2 | 3.53 | 48 |
| 2006/07 | 108.7 | 21 | 297 | 14 | 21.21 | 2.73 | 46.6 |
| 2005/06 | 16 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 2.63 | 32 |
| 2004/05 | 37 | 11 | 67 | 4 | 16.75 | 1.81 | 55.5 |
| 2003/04 | 20 | 5 | 49 | 6 | 8.17 | 2.45 | 20 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
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