Matthew Russell (18)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.7 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 5.97 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.28 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 32 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 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
- Keeping: 9 catches + 0 stumpings + 4 run outs (2 direct, 2 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.41 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 7.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 0.64 per match at 24.6, economy 5.97, strike rate 24.8.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 203 runs in 30 inns @ 7.67 (SR 32.22) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 23, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 24.63 (econ 5.97, SR 24.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 4 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 15 | 2 | 114 | 23 | 8.61 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 14 | 2 | 85 | 20 | 6.94 | 29.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | 0 | 226 | 10 | 22.6 | 7.06 | 19.2 |
| 2022/23 | 32 | 1 | 165 | 6 | 27.5 | 5.16 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.