Matt Nicholson
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Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 39 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.51 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 34.0.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 118.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.95.
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 39 matches (0.51 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 40% · Batting 69 × 30% · Bowling 56 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.85 for the level played (1st grade 39). 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: 20 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.51 per match.
- Batting
- 1,015 runs in 35 innings, adjusted average 34.0, strike rate 66.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 74 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 2.06 per match at 19.4, economy 2.95, strike rate 39.5.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 1015 runs in 35 inns @ 33.97 (SR 66.67) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 118, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 74 wkts @ 19.41 (econ 2.95, SR 39.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-38 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 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 20 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 18 | 2 | 466 | 76 | 28.77 | 69.87 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 11 | 4 | 337 | 74* | 41.78 | 76.59 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 68 | 38 | 51.01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 118 | 42.67 | 76.19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25.81 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 235.7 | 54 | 661 | 42 | 15.74 | 2.8 | 33.7 |
| 2007/08 | 158 | 29 | 513 | 25 | 20.52 | 3.25 | 37.9 |
| 2006/07 | 25.2 | 3 | 97 | 1 | 97 | 3.85 | 151 |
| 2005/06 | 43 | 15 | 121 | 5 | 24.2 | 2.81 | 51.6 |
| 2004/05 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 0 | — | 2.56 | — |
| 2003/04 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1.31 | 96 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007/08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.