Matthew Hicks
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 36 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 52.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.05 catches per match over 37 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
39 of 50 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 30.1.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting 52 × 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
- ×0.65 for the level played (1st grade 18 · 2nd grade 18 · Club 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.05 per match.
- Batting
- 1,510 runs in 53 innings, adjusted average 30.1, strike rate 52.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 1510 runs in 53 inns @ 30.1 (SR 52.61) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 8×50, HS 90, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 60 | 32.38 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 17 | 0 | 593 | 87 | 34.88 | 673.86 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 15 | 3 | 454 | 90 | 36.32 | 82.25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 12 | 0 | 202 | 42 | 16.83 | 41.14 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.