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Matthew Spataro
QLD · 12 matches ·
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Mulgrave Combined CA (Cairns) · Peninsula (QSS) · Cricket Far North Inc. · Far North - Representative · Cassowary Coast Cricket Association - Representative Teams
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2007
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 83 balls (SR 60), then 50 to 100 in just 33 (SR 152) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
36 of 103 runs (35%) in boundaries · 55% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20 · 50 balls · SR 40watchful
20→40 · 15 balls · SR 133brisk
40→50 · 18 balls · SR 56watchful
50→60 · 8 balls · SR 125brisk
60→80 · 16 balls · SR 125brisk
80→100 · 9 balls · SR 222rapid
OverallNeeds Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
FieldingProficient
38/100
BattingWorking on Basics
not rated — working on basics
BowlingPart Time
~25/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
● Body of work — 65 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
highBatting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 54.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
mediumBatting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
mediumBatting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 11% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
infoFielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
✓ Safe hands — 28 catches in 65 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 25 × 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 3 · Club 37). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 40 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 26 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 65 matches — 0.45 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 62 innings at 25.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
19 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 65 played) — 0.29 per match at 10.1, economy 4.62, strike rate 13.1.
Fielding — imported matches (65)
26
Ct (field)
2
Ct (WK)
0.43
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
31
Total dismissals
0.48
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1269
Runs (62 inns)
25.09
Avg (adj)
54.16
Strike rate
103
High score
14
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)Fifty (50–99)Not out (under 50)Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
19
Wickets (41.3 ov)
4.62
Economy
10.05
Average
0
Maidens
0.29
Extras / over
13.1
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
Matches
65 imported
Batting
1269 runs in 62 inns @ 25.09 (SR 54.16)
Milestones
1×100, 8×50, HS 103, 7 ducks
Bowling
19 wkts @ 10.05 (econ 4.62, SR 13.1)
Best / 5WI
4-14 · 0 five-fors
Fielding
28 ct, 3 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 31 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.43
Catches / match
0.48
Dismissals / match
Across 65 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
5
0
65
32
13
40.12
0
0
2025/26
29
4
530
103*
20.8
46.25
3
1
2024/25
14
6
300
67*
30.61
68.49
2
0
2023/24
14
4
374
93*
34.35
62.65
3
0
Bowling
Season
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Avg
Econ
SR
2026/27
14.3
0
52
6
8.67
3.63
14.3
2025/26
10.8
0
78
6
13
7.2
10.8
2024/25
12.2
0
54
6
9
4.44
12.2
2023/24
4
0
7
1
7
1.75
24
Fielding
Season
Ct
WK Ct
RO
St
Dismissals
2026/27
3
0
0
0
3
2025/26
13
1
1
0
15
2024/25
7
1
1
0
9
2023/24
3
0
1
0
4
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