Matthew Thomas
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 11 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 46.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
4 of 8 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.00 catches per match over 11 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.
Out for 0 in 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.54.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (3rd grade 3 · Club 8). 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: 0 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 11 matches — 0.00 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 8 innings at 15.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 12 wickets in 8 matches bowled in (of 11 played) — 1.50 per match at 13.5, economy 2.54, strike rate 31.9.
Fielding — imported matches (11)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 11 imported |
| Batting | 123 runs in 8 inns @ 15.38 (SR 46.94) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 70, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 13.5 (econ 2.54, SR 31.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-19 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 ct, 0 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.
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 25 | 3333.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 59.46 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 0 | — | 1.73 | — |
| 2014/15 | 50.8 | 11 | 129 | 11 | 11.73 | 2.54 | 27.7 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.