Matthew Ward
Batting – Top-Order Batter
NSW
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Hills Barbarians Cricket Club
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
106* off 105
Senior A Grade · 2025/26 · 14×4, 4×6
· SR 101
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 47 balls (SR 106), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 56 balls (SR 89).
Scoring breakdown
80 of 106 runs (75%) in boundaries · 60% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 23 balls · SR 87
watchful
20→40
· 15 balls · SR 133
brisk
40→50
· 9 balls · SR 111
steady
50→60
· 17 balls · SR 59
watchful
60→80
· 24 balls · SR 83
watchful
80→100
· 15 balls · SR 133
brisk
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
53/100
Batting
Proficient
62/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 63.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.40 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 32.1.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 123.
- ✓ Safe hands — 21 catches in 52 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 53 × 40% · Batting 62 × 30% · 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 21 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- 1,360 runs in 50 innings, adjusted average 32.1, strike rate 63.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 34 wickets from 207.0 overs across 24 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 1.42 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
21
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.4
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
24
Total dismissals
0.46
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1360
Runs (50 inns)
32.1
Avg (adj)
63.04
Strike rate
123
High score
9
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
34
Wickets (207 ov)
3.34
Economy
20.35
Average
22
Maidens
0.1
Extras / over
36.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 1360 runs in 50 inns @ 32.1 (SR 63.04) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 8×50, HS 123, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 20.35 (econ 3.34, SR 36.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-35 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 ct, 3 RO, 0 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.4
Catches / match
0.46
Dismissals / match
Across 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 21.5 | 55.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 4 | 365 | 106* | 40.56 | 62.39 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 3 | 333 | 76* | 31.53 | 82.63 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 0 | 338 | 73 | 30.73 | 144.44 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 2 | 281 | 123* | 27.32 | — | 1 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 19.4 | 2.43 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 77 | 12 | 310 | 13 | 23.85 | 4.03 | 35.5 |
| 2022/23 | 86 | 4 | 273 | 15 | 18.2 | 3.17 | 34.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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