Matthew GROSSBERG (16)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 88 balls (SR 57), then 50 to 100 in just 47 (SR 106) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
1.0 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
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.
Only 11% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 34.5.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 125.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting 48 × 30% · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.48 for the level played (Rep Div 1 6 · Club 10). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 4 run outs (1 direct, 3 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- 983 runs in 37 innings, adjusted average 34.5, strike rate 74.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.51 per match at 24.4, economy 3.94, strike rate 37.1.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 983 runs in 37 inns @ 34.47 (SR 74.41) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 8×50, HS 125, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 24.35 (econ 3.94, SR 37.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 4 RO, 1 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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 18 | 5 | 389 | 58* | 27.61 | 73.81 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 6 | 594 | 125* | 41.14 | 74.81 | 5 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57.2 | 11 | 186 | 10 | 18.6 | 3.25 | 34.3 |
| 2023/24 | 66.5 | 4 | 301 | 10 | 30.1 | 4.53 | 39.9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.