Matt Short
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 23 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 23 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.
8 of 11 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.16 is excellent but a wicket every 51 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.16.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.47 for the level played (2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 8 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 23 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 17.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 23 played) — 1.47 per match at 26.7, economy 3.16, strike rate 50.7.
Fielding — imported matches (23)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 23 imported |
| Batting | 222 runs in 18 inns @ 17.13 (SR 63.25) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 46, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 26.68 (econ 3.16, SR 50.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 2 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 23 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 | 10 | 4 | 76 | 35* | 10.64 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 3 | 146 | 46* | 25.09 | 67.59 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 112.3 | 21 | 380 | 16 | 23.75 | 3.38 | 42.1 |
| 2023/24 | 124.3 | 24 | 367 | 12 | 30.58 | 2.95 | 62.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.