Matthew Smart (18)

Bowling – Opening Bowler U17 (2024/25) WA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: North Kalgoorlie Cricket Club · Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association (Rep)
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 2007 (inferred from U17 eligibility, 2024/25 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
19/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Elite
74/100

Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 75 imported matches (+1.5)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Getting starts but not surviving

Adjusted average of 10.5 over 49 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.

high Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball

18 of 36 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

Strengths

  • ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.3.
  • ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.52.
  • ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 21 balls.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 19 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 74 × 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 40). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 40 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 14 catches + 5 run outs (4 direct, 1 assisted) in 75 matches — 0.25 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 49 innings at 10.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
123 wickets in 68 matches bowled in (of 75 played) — 1.81 per match at 12.3, economy 3.52, strike rate 20.9.

Fielding — imported matches (75)

14
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.19
Catches / match
4
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
19
Total dismissals
0.25
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

405
Runs (49 inns)
10.46
Avg (adj)
70.31
Strike rate
50
High score
13
Not outs
9
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

123
Wickets (427.8 ov)
3.52
Economy
12.26
Average
73
Maidens
0.31
Extras / over
20.9
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 75 imported
Batting 405 runs in 49 inns @ 10.46 (SR 70.31)
Milestones 0×100, 1×50, HS 50, 8 ducks
Bowling 123 wkts @ 12.26 (econ 3.52, SR 20.9)
Best / 5WI 6-19 · 2 five-fors
Fielding 14 ct, 5 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.19
Catches / match
0.25
Dismissals / match

Across 75 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 4 1 10 4* 3.13 25 0 0
2024/25 17 6 169 35* 13.45 78.24 0 0
2023/24 28 6 226 50 9.8 70.63 1 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2026/27 3 0 9 1 9 3 18
2025/26 130.7 31 397 32 12.41 3.04 24.5
2024/25 129.7 13 503 43 11.7 3.88 18.1
2023/24 164.5 29 599 47 12.74 3.64 21

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 3 0 1 0 4
2024/25 4 0 1 0 5
2023/24 7 0 3 0 10
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