Matthew Buchanan (26)
Representative pathway — 17 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Green Shield below age (2 season(s), +8)
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Regional representative — 12 matches (+1.8)
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.3 over 37 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 50 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 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.14.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 10 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.57 for the level played (Rep Div 1 17 · Club 33). 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 + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 7.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 52 wickets in 49 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 1.06 per match at 20.9, economy 3.14, strike rate 39.9.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 239 runs in 37 inns @ 7.33 (SR 30.03) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 44, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 52 wkts @ 20.88 (econ 3.14, SR 39.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-15 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 6.43 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 16* | 6.56 | 33.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 7.81 | 27.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 10 | 0 | 96 | 44 | 9.6 | 35.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 56.5 | 8 | 199 | 11 | 18.09 | 3.52 | 30.8 |
| 2014/15 | 123.8 | 16 | 402 | 16 | 25.13 | 3.25 | 46.4 |
| 2013/14 | 28 | 3 | 118 | 6 | 19.67 | 4.21 | 28 |
| 2012/13 | 96.2 | 21 | 248 | 14 | 17.71 | 2.58 | 41.2 |
| 2011/12 | 41 | 8 | 119 | 5 | 23.8 | 2.9 | 49.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.