Matthew Backhouse
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 49 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.3 over 52 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 24 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 49 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 52 innings at 11.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 7.0 overs across 4 matches bowled in (of 49 played) — 0.02 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (49)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 49 imported |
| Batting | 536 runs in 52 inns @ 11.3 (SR 45.43) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 62, 11 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 27 (econ 3.86, SR 42) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 49 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 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 14.22 | 48.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 1 | 155 | 62 | 12.84 | 45.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 37 | 10.33 | 51.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 1 | 156 | 35 | 10.36 | 54.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 2 | 100 | 57* | 10.74 | 97.09 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 3.2 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.