Matthew King

Batting – Opening Batter VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Competitions
Registered with: Ringwood Cricket Club · South Croydon Cricket Club · Mitcham Cricket Club
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Overall Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
41/100
Batting Proficient
66/100
Bowling
Not enough data

Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 18 imported matches (+0.4)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 49.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Too many aerial dismissals

10 of 12 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.

Strengths

How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting 66 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 4 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 18 matches — 0.33 per match.
Batting
298 runs in 17 innings, adjusted average 22.7, strike rate 49.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).

Fielding — imported matches (18)

6
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.33
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
6
Total dismissals
0.33
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

298
Runs (17 inns)
22.69
Avg (adj)
49.83
Strike rate
51
High score
5
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

0
Wickets (0 ov)
—
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
—
Extras / over
—
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 18 imported
Batting 298 runs in 17 inns @ 22.69 (SR 49.83)
Milestones 0×100, 1×50, HS 51, 0 ducks
Bowling 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —)
Best / 5WI 0-0 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 6 ct, 0 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.33
Catches / match
0.33
Dismissals / match

Across 18 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
2026/27 2 1 54 51* 40.5 47.37 1 0
2024/25 5 1 103 49 24.72 58.52 0 0
2023/24 10 3 141 27 18.33 45.78 0 0

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2026/27 2 0 0 0 2
2023/24 4 0 0 0 4
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