Matthew Nurcombe
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.7 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 28 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 42 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 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 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 2 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 4.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 1.24 per match at 18.0, economy 4.59, strike rate 23.6.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 103 runs in 23 inns @ 4.67 (SR 27.22) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 18.03 (econ 4.59, SR 23.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-10 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 1 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 27 | 6.56 | 36.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 3.52 | 33.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3.17 | 15.45 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 48 | 4 | 251 | 8 | 31.38 | 5.23 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 56 | 6 | 247 | 19 | 13 | 4.41 | 17.7 |
| 2023/24 | 17.8 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 15.25 | 3.42 | 26.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.