Matthew Busch
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
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Competitions
Registered with:
Lindenow Cricket Club · Meerlieu Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
5/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
25/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 56 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 45.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Bowling
Tight but not threatening
Economy of 2.90 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.79 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 44 catches in 56 matches (0.79 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 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 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 2 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 26 catches + 6 run outs (6 direct, 0 assisted) in 56 matches — 0.57 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 56 innings at 17.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 56 wickets from 441.2 overs across 45 matches bowled in (of 56 played) — 1.24 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (56)
26
Ct (field)
18
Ct (WK)
0.79
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
3
Stumpings
53
Total dismissals
0.95
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
845
Runs (56 inns)
17.24
Avg (adj)
45.05
Strike rate
79
High score
8
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
56
Wickets (441.2 ov)
2.9
Economy
22.86
Average
101
Maidens
0.06
Extras / over
47.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 56 imported |
| Batting | 845 runs in 56 inns @ 17.24 (SR 45.05) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 79, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 56 wkts @ 22.86 (econ 2.9, SR 47.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-33 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 44 ct, 6 RO, 3 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 53 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.79
Catches / match
0.95
Dismissals / match
Across 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12* | 13.5 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 26 | 11.11 | 37.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 52* | 38.08 | 48.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 49 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 2 | 93 | 79* | 34.88 | 59.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 12.81 | 55.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8.75 | 75.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 10.4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 857.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 45 | 59.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 9.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2023/24 | 112.7 | 26 | 319 | 13 | 24.54 | 2.83 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 25 | 7 | 80 | 6 | 13.33 | 3.2 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 57.5 | 8 | 241 | 6 | 40.17 | 4.19 | 57.5 |
| 2017/18 | 52 | 19 | 109 | 5 | 21.8 | 2.1 | 62.4 |
| 2016/17 | 46 | 11 | 104 | 6 | 17.33 | 2.26 | 46 |
| 2015/16 | 38 | 6 | 100 | 5 | 20 | 2.63 | 45.6 |
| 2014/15 | 31.8 | 6 | 110 | 3 | 36.67 | 3.46 | 63.7 |
| 2013/14 | 37.3 | 9 | 122 | 6 | 20.33 | 3.27 | 37.3 |
| 2012/13 | 18.8 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 | 1.75 | 28.3 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006/07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pathway benchmark
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