Matthew Nelson
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.13 catches per match over 31 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.
Out for 0 in 23% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.13.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 28 × 40% · Batting 50 × 30% · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 27). 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: 4 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- 612 runs in 30 innings, adjusted average 21.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 27 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 1.17 per match at 17.9, economy 3.13, strike rate 34.3.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 612 runs in 30 inns @ 21.08 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 63, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 27 wkts @ 17.85 (econ 3.13, SR 34.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-10 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 2 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45* | 45 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 61 | 37 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 17 | 0 | 359 | 63 | 21.12 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 46 | 12.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | — |
| 2013/14 | 14 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 69 | 4.93 | 84 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2011/12 | 91.2 | 19 | 256 | 20 | 12.8 | 2.81 | 27.4 |
| 2010/11 | 46 | 8 | 134 | 6 | 22.33 | 2.91 | 46 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.