Matthew Hardman
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 13 matches (+1.9)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.2 over 9 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
3 of 5 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.
Only 0.04 catches per match over 28 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.
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.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.38.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 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 13). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 13 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.04 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 9 innings at 3.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 28 matches — 1.11 per match at 20.3, economy 3.38, strike rate 36.0.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 20 runs in 9 inns @ 3.21 (SR 61.11) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 11, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 20.29 (econ 3.38, SR 36) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6* | 3.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3.44 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 47.7 | 1 | 177 | 10 | 17.7 | 3.71 | 28.6 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 5 | 144 | 10 | 14.4 | 3.32 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 3.64 | 66 |
| 2022/23 | 54 | 14 | 174 | 7 | 24.86 | 3.22 | 46.3 |
| 2019/20 | 17 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 14.33 | 2.53 | 34 |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 2 | 51 | 0 | — | 3.92 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.