Matthew Costello
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 48 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.5 over 38 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 21 catches in 48 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 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 48). 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: 21 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 48 matches — 0.52 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 38 innings at 11.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 68 wickets in 45 matches bowled in (of 48 played) — 1.51 per match at 18.4, economy 4.03, strike rate 27.4.
Fielding — imported matches (48)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 48 imported |
| Batting | 370 runs in 38 inns @ 11.53 (SR 55.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 91, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 68 wkts @ 18.41 (econ 4.03, SR 27.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-19 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 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 25 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 48 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 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7.68 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 13 | 0 | 90 | 33 | 6.92 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15* | 8.96 | 31.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 1 | 98 | 49 | 13.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83.5 | 12 | 300 | 18 | 16.67 | 3.59 | 27.8 |
| 2021/22 | 100.7 | 6 | 542 | 25 | 21.68 | 5.38 | 24.2 |
| 2020/21 | 32 | 5 | 123 | 7 | 17.57 | 3.84 | 27.4 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | — |
| 2015/16 | 68.5 | 12 | 177 | 12 | 14.75 | 2.58 | 34.3 |
| 2014/15 | 13.3 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 23.5 | 3.53 | 40 |
| 2012/13 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.