Matthew Buwalda

Bowling – First-Change Bowler NSW Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Mount Colah Cricket Club · Hornsby District Cricket Club · Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association
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🏏 Century highlight
117* off 230
Kookaburra Cup · 2016/17 · 15×4, 1×6 · SR 51

Ball-by-ball detail isn't available for this match, so the innings worm and shot breakdown aren't shown.

Overall Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
40/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Advance
68/100

Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
  • ● Body of work — 197 imported matches (+3.9)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 63.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.51 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 13.8.
  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.97.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 100 catches in 197 matches (0.51 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 68 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.31 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 193). 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: 89 catches + 7 run outs (7 direct, 0 assisted) in 197 matches — 0.49 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 157 innings at 20.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
349 wickets in 169 matches bowled in (of 197 played) — 2.07 per match at 13.8, economy 2.97, strike rate 27.7.

Fielding — imported matches (197)

89
Ct (field)
11
Ct (WK)
0.51
Catches / match
7
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
2
Stumpings
109
Total dismissals
0.55
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

2479
Runs (157 inns)
20.52
Avg (adj)
63.44
Strike rate
117
High score
47
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

349
Wickets (1613.8 ov)
2.97
Economy
13.75
Average
348
Maidens
0.02
Extras / over
27.7
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 197 imported
Batting 2479 runs in 157 inns @ 20.52 (SR 63.44)
Milestones 1×100, 4×50, HS 117, 11 ducks
Bowling 349 wkts @ 13.75 (econ 2.97, SR 27.7)
Best / 5WI 7-49 · 14 five-fors
Fielding 100 ct, 7 RO, 2 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 109 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.51
Catches / match
0.55
Dismissals / match

Across 197 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 8 1 55 25 7.73 49.11 0 0
2022/23 6 2 57 27 12.67 64.04 0 0
2021/22 7 3 99 31* 20.2 90.83 0 0
2020/21 7 2 133 38* 24.43 58.59 0 0
2019/20 8 2 101 27 15.78 — 0 0
2018/19 7 1 77 42 12.57 63.64 0 0
2017/18 14 1 181 34 13.85 63.96 0 0
2016/17 13 6 332 117* 37.33 103.11 0 1
2015/16 19 8 304 58* 22.74 1266.67 1 0
2014/15 8 0 178 57 22.25 — 1 0
2013/14 16 5 208 37 17.06 — 0 0
2012/13 9 1 141 71 17.41 — 1 0
2011/12 7 5 72 23 17.63 — 0 0
2010/11 10 5 146 27* 21.9 3650 0 0
2009/10 17 5 393 68* 29.92 727.78 1 0
2007/08 1 0 2 2 2 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2023/24 79 17 177 19 9.32 2.24 24.9
2022/23 119.8 41 329 23 14.3 2.75 31.3
2021/22 55 8 213 12 17.75 3.87 27.5
2020/21 99 38 167 26 6.42 1.69 22.8
2019/20 130.8 32 361 13 27.77 2.76 60.4
2018/19 62 11 183 19 9.63 2.95 19.6
2017/18 164.5 39 483 34 14.21 2.94 29
2016/17 136.5 30 390 43 9.07 2.86 19
2015/16 186.5 40 534 31 17.23 2.86 36.1
2014/15 109.8 23 307 25 12.28 2.8 26.4
2013/14 127.8 20 495 28 17.68 3.87 27.4
2012/13 28 4 115 3 38.33 4.11 56
2011/12 48 4 153 16 9.56 3.19 18
2010/11 94.5 10 412 23 17.91 4.36 24.7
2009/10 172.5 31 479 34 14.09 2.78 30.4

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2023/24 2 0 0 0 2
2022/23 5 0 0 0 5
2021/22 5 0 0 0 5
2020/21 8 0 1 0 9
2019/20 6 0 0 0 6
2018/19 6 0 0 0 6
2017/18 8 0 0 0 8
2016/17 10 0 1 0 11
2015/16 10 1 4 0 15
2014/15 6 3 0 2 11
2013/14 9 0 1 0 10
2012/13 0 3 0 0 3
2011/12 2 0 0 0 2
2010/11 5 0 0 0 5
2009/10 7 4 0 0 11
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