Matthew Barnes (22)
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U17 (2020/21)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
School Sport SA · Adelaide Turf Cricket Association · Adelaide Cricket Club · Sacred Heart College · Brighton Cricket Club (SA) · Western Grit · South Central Junior Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2003
(inferred from U17 eligibility, 2020/21 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2019/20 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight
103* off 99
Under 17 Division 1 · 2020/21 · 13×4, 0×6
· SR 104
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Overall
Proficient
44/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Elite
77/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 15 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 21 matches (+8.4)
- ● Regional representative — 19 matches (+2.9)
- ● Body of work — 184 imported matches (+3.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 50.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 8% of 50+ scores become hundreds (12 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.88 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 162 catches in 184 matches (0.88 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 19 run outs.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 20 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 77 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.79 for the level played (1st grade 40 · Club 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 45 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 119 catches + 20 stumpings + 19 run outs (14 direct, 5 assisted) in 184 matches — 0.86 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 180 innings at 20.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 16 wickets from 75.3 overs across 21 matches bowled in (of 184 played) — 0.09 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (184)
43
Ct (field)
119
Ct (WK)
0.88
Catches / match
14
RO (direct)
5
RO (assist)
20
Stumpings
201
Total dismissals
1.09
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
3182
Runs (180 inns)
20.92
Avg (adj)
49.99
Strike rate
103
High score
33
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
16
Wickets (75.3 ov)
3.31
Economy
15.56
Average
6
Maidens
0.07
Extras / over
28.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 184 imported |
| Batting | 3182 runs in 180 inns @ 20.92 (SR 49.99) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 12×50, HS 103, 18 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 15.56 (econ 3.31, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 162 ct, 19 RO, 20 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 201 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.88
Catches / match
1.09
Dismissals / match
Across 184 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 22 | 3 | 348 | 65 | 17.98 | 53.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 20 | 4 | 314 | 49 | 18.84 | 57.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 23 | 4 | 432 | 64 | 22.05 | 48.92 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | 4 | 415 | 71 | 28.18 | 50.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 17 | 1 | 299 | 51* | 18.62 | 45.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 25 | 10 | 667 | 103* | 37.35 | 58.82 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 1 | 147 | 54 | 20.67 | 52.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 18 | 2 | 255 | 53 | 15.74 | 44.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 18 | 0 | 223 | 37 | 12.39 | 49.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 14.63 | 47.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12* | 7.84 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 4.5 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
| 2021/22 | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 8.57 | — |
| 2020/21 | 11.2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 13.4 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 3.86 | 42 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | 5 | 81 | 3 | 27 | 2.53 | 64 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014/15 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 9.67 | 2.64 | 22 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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