Matthew Nielsen (21)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U18 (2022/23)
QLD
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Competitions
Registered with:
Atherton Cricket Club · Far North Junior Reps · Peninsula (QSS)
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2004
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2022/23 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2020/21 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
60/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Elite
67/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 47 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.9 over 42 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.3.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.59.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 47 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 60 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 67 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.40 for the level played (State competition 5 · Rep Div 1 3 · Club 39). 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: 20 catches + 6 run outs (6 direct, 0 assisted) in 47 matches — 0.55 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 42 innings at 14.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 38 wickets in 35 matches bowled in (of 47 played) — 1.09 per match at 13.3, economy 3.59, strike rate 22.2.
Fielding — imported matches (47)
20
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.43
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
26
Total dismissals
0.55
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
527
Runs (42 inns)
14.94
Avg (adj)
57.66
Strike rate
85
High score
8
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
38
Wickets (140.7 ov)
3.59
Economy
13.29
Average
18
Maidens
0.31
Extras / over
22.2
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 47 imported |
| Batting | 527 runs in 42 inns @ 14.94 (SR 57.66) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 85, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 38 wkts @ 13.29 (econ 3.59, SR 22.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 ct, 6 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 26 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.43
Catches / match
0.55
Dismissals / match
Across 47 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 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 20* | 8.3 | 43.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 21* | 14.22 | 62.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 1 | 156 | 65 | 15.47 | 60.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 13 | 2 | 131 | 40 | 11.63 | 46.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 1 | 152 | 85* | 29.56 | 77.16 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.7 | 8 | 156 | 13 | 12 | 3.08 | 23.4 |
| 2020/21 | 39 | 4 | 159 | 9 | 17.67 | 4.08 | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 21 | 3 | 71 | 8 | 8.88 | 3.38 | 15.8 |
| 2018/19 | 30 | 3 | 119 | 8 | 14.88 | 3.97 | 22.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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