Matthew Birrell (38)

★ Div 1 Rep Batting – Top-Order Batter U17 (2004/05) WA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Mount Lawley D Cricket Club · Bayswater Morley Districts Cricket Club · University of NSW Cricket Club (NSW) · University Cricket Club
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 1987 (inferred from U17 eligibility, 2004/05 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2003/04 (ages out of U16 after this)
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🏏 Century highlight
153 off 257
1st Grade · 2008/09 · 0×4, 0×6 · SR 60

Ball-by-ball detail isn't available for this match, so the innings worm and shot breakdown aren't shown.

Overall Proficient
47/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
42/100
Batting Advance
71/100
Bowling
Not enough data

Representative pathway — 21 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Division 1 representative (+4)
  • ● Premier or state pathway — 220 matches (+10.0)
  • ● Regional representative — 16 matches (+2.4)
  • ● Body of work — 236 imported matches (+4.7)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 60.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
High duck rate

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.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 31.0.
  • ✓ Proven ability to go big — 11 hundred(s), best of 160.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 100 catches in 236 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 10 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 42 × 40% · Batting 71 × 30% · 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
×0.83 for the level played (1st grade 212 · Rep Div 1 2 · 2nd grade 22). 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: 95 catches + 10 run outs (10 direct, 0 assisted) in 236 matches — 0.44 per match.
Batting
6,925 runs in 246 innings, adjusted average 31.0, strike rate 60.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
Not rated: 0 wickets from 8.0 overs across 5 matches bowled in (of 236 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.

Fielding — imported matches (236)

95
Ct (field)
5
Ct (WK)
0.42
Catches / match
10
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
110
Total dismissals
0.47
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

6925
Runs (246 inns)
31.01
Avg (adj)
60.68
Strike rate
160
High score
25
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

0
Wickets (8 ov)
6.5
Economy
—
Average
1
Maidens
0
Extras / over
—
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 236 imported
Batting 6925 runs in 246 inns @ 31.01 (SR 60.68)
Milestones 11×100, 28×50, HS 160, 26 ducks
Bowling 0 wkts @ — (econ 6.5, SR —)
Best / 5WI 0-0 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 100 ct, 10 RO, 0 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 110 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.42
Catches / match
0.47
Dismissals / match

Across 236 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
2020/21 11 0 236 47 21.45 68.41 0 0
2019/20 20 2 587 115 32.29 86.96 2 1
2018/19 11 3 364 63 42.12 78.11 1 0
2017/18 21 1 612 119 30.53 71.92 4 1
2016/17 19 4 462 110 29.43 66.67 2 1
2015/16 19 1 523 64 28.98 110.81 2 0
2014/15 17 2 389 122 25.57 78.9 2 1
2012/13 8 0 108 33 13.5 72.97 0 0
2011/12 24 3 710 150 33.28 71.43 3 1
2010/11 21 2 547 157 28.53 3907.14 0 2
2009/10 16 1 423 160* 28.09 — 2 1
2008/09 27 4 1,059 153 45.03 121.72 8 1
2007/08 17 1 536 145* 33.38 — 0 2
2006/07 9 1 281 97* 34.69 — 2 0
2005/06 4 0 80 42 20 — 0 0
2004/05 1 0 2 2 2 — 0 0
2003/04 1 0 6 6 6 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2009/10 3 1 23 0 — 7.67 —
2008/09 2 0 4 0 — 2 —
2007/08 3 0 25 0 — 8.33 —

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2020/21 3 0 0 0 3
2019/20 7 0 3 0 10
2018/19 12 0 0 0 12
2017/18 11 0 1 0 12
2016/17 7 0 0 0 7
2015/16 6 0 0 0 6
2014/15 10 0 0 0 10
2012/13 7 0 0 0 7
2011/12 9 0 1 0 10
2010/11 3 5 1 0 9
2009/10 4 0 2 0 6
2008/09 8 0 1 0 9
2007/08 6 0 1 0 7
2004/05 1 0 0 0 1
2003/04 1 0 0 0 1
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