Matthew Inness
Representative pathway — 12 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 64 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 71 imported matches (+1.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.7 over 50 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 71 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.
29 of 39 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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 15.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.41.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.72 for the level played (1st grade 65 · Club 6). 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: 8 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 71 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 50 innings at 9.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 151 wickets in 62 matches bowled in (of 71 played) — 2.44 per match at 15.0, economy 2.41, strike rate 37.5.
Fielding — imported matches (71)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 71 imported |
| Batting | 398 runs in 50 inns @ 9.71 (SR 37.5) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 37, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 151 wkts @ 15.03 (econ 2.41, SR 37.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 8-38 · 6 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 1 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 71 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19* | 13.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13* | 6.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 27 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 21* | 8.19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 12 | 3 | 127 | 37* | 13.23 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 10 | 1 | 59 | 24 | 6.49 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11* | 15.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 36.3 | 13 | 84 | 6 | 14 | 2.31 | 36.3 |
| 2009/10 | 31 | 2 | 119 | 3 | 39.67 | 3.84 | 62 |
| 2007/08 | 157.7 | 40 | 379 | 20 | 18.95 | 2.4 | 47.3 |
| 2006/07 | 194.5 | 63 | 446 | 29 | 15.38 | 2.29 | 40.2 |
| 2005/06 | 150.2 | 40 | 359 | 29 | 12.38 | 2.39 | 31.1 |
| 2004/05 | 248 | 68 | 534 | 50 | 10.68 | 2.15 | 29.8 |
| 2003/04 | 60 | 11 | 168 | 7 | 24 | 2.8 | 51.4 |
| 2002/03 | 66 | 11 | 181 | 7 | 25.86 | 2.74 | 56.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003/04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.