Matthew Smalley (28)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.5 over 50 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 14% 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 15.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.14.
- ✓ Safe hands — 20 catches in 54 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 28 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 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 54). 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: 20 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 50 innings at 12.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 65 wickets in 50 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 1.30 per match at 15.8, economy 3.14, strike rate 30.1.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 487 runs in 50 inns @ 12.47 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 45, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 65 wkts @ 15.75 (econ 3.14, SR 30.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-5 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 20 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 6.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 14 | 4 | 99 | 21 | 9.09 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 21* | 7.02 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 14 | 6 | 222 | 45 | 22.65 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 31* | 37.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 104 | 16 | 378 | 20 | 18.9 | 3.63 | 31.2 |
| 2012/13 | 110 | 22 | 310 | 22 | 14.09 | 2.82 | 30 |
| 2011/12 | 43 | 5 | 136 | 6 | 22.67 | 3.16 | 43 |
| 2010/11 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| 2009/10 | 54.3 | 7 | 169 | 14 | 12.07 | 3.11 | 23.3 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2.17 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.