Matthew Finkelstein (18)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 33 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.8 over 15 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
6 of 8 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.39 is excellent but a wicket every 42 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.15 dismissals per match across 33 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.39.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.78 for the level played (Rep Div 1 20). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 33 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 15 innings at 10.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 34 wickets in 31 matches bowled in (of 33 played) — 1.10 per match at 23.7, economy 3.39, strike rate 41.9.
Fielding — imported matches (33)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 33 imported |
| Batting | 111 runs in 15 inns @ 10.85 (SR 48.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 20, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 23.71 (econ 3.39, SR 41.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-24 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 33 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 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 7.76 | 38.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 10.31 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 17.5 | 222.22 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 121.8 | 26 | 384 | 13 | 29.54 | 3.15 | 56.2 |
| 2024/25 | 83 | 18 | 249 | 14 | 17.79 | 3 | 35.6 |
| 2023/24 | 32.8 | 1 | 173 | 7 | 24.71 | 5.27 | 28.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.