Matt Buchanan
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 15 matches (+2.2)
- ● Body of work — 65 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 55.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.89 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 58 catches in 65 matches (0.89 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 15 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 79 × 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
- ×0.38 for the level played (1st grade 2 · Rep Div 1 13 · Club 50). 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
- Keeping: 51 catches + 15 stumpings + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 65 matches — 1.06 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 62 innings at 22.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 2.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 65 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (65)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 65 imported |
| Batting | 1145 runs in 62 inns @ 22.04 (SR 55.73) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 112, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 7.5, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 58 ct, 3 RO, 15 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 76 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3.67 | 40.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | 2 | 172 | 56 | 23.36 | 59.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 40 | 24 | 80.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 26 | 3 | 457 | 60 | 19.61 | 55.66 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 4 | 145 | 77* | 32.55 | 90.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38* | 38 | 63.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 14.88 | 58.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 134 | 112* | 100.5 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.