Matthew Francis
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.6 over 35 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.73 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 31% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.24 dismissals per match across 37 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 54 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 2 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 4.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 0.64 per match at 24.7, economy 5.73, strike rate 25.9.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 135 runs in 35 inns @ 4.63 (SR 25.19) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 16, 11 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 24.74 (econ 5.73, SR 25.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 6.5 | 40.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 3.61 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1.98 | 17.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 16* | 8.46 | 24.81 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0 | — | 6.2 | — |
| 2025/26 | 38 | 2 | 220 | 11 | 20 | 5.79 | 20.7 |
| 2024/25 | 27 | 2 | 154 | 9 | 17.11 | 5.7 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 29.3 | 2 | 164 | 3 | 54.67 | 5.59 | 58.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.