Damian Matthews (23)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.8 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 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.
Out for 0 in 12% 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 10.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.17.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 21 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 65 × 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 28). 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 + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 9.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 24 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.83 per match at 11.0, economy 3.17, strike rate 20.7.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 181 runs in 25 inns @ 9.85 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 34, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 10.95 (econ 3.17, SR 20.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 34* | 17.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 28 | 10.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 8* | 5.76 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6* | 3.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 18 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 11.8 | 3.28 | 21.6 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 2.4 | — |
| 2013/14 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 6.29 | 2.2 | 17.1 |
| 2012/13 | 18 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 17.5 | 3.89 | 27 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 12 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Damian compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.