Mathew Watson-Will
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Going at 5.96 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.04 catches per match over 28 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.
14 of 19 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 31.2.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting 50 × 30% · Bowling 49 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.04 per match.
- Batting
- 629 runs in 25 innings, adjusted average 31.2, strike rate 62.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 17 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 1.24 per match at 23.3, economy 5.96, strike rate 23.5.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 629 runs in 25 inns @ 31.2 (SR 62.46) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 75, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 23.33 (econ 5.96, SR 23.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-93 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 | 9 | 1 | 96 | 33 | 11.85 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 3 | 201 | 75 | 87.94 | 76.14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 42* | 35.31 | 59.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 12 | 52.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 60 | 47.67 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 45.2 | 1 | 298 | 12 | 24.83 | 6.6 | 22.6 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 2.83 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 18 | — |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4.67 | 9 |
| 2005/06 | 20 | 0 | 93 | 4 | 23.25 | 4.65 | 30 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 11.33 | 18 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Mathew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.