Matt Petzer
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.6 over 19 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
5 of 8 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 28 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 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.39 is excellent but a wicket every 57 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.39.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 42 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.44 for the level played (1st grade 2 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 4 · 4th grade 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 19 innings at 8.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 1.19 per match at 32.3, economy 3.39, strike rate 57.1.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 103 runs in 19 inns @ 8.56 (SR 28.61) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 20, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 32.26 (econ 3.39, SR 57.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-32 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 0 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18* | 6.67 | 46.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 20* | 9.58 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 33 | 7 | 136 | 3 | 45.33 | 4.12 | 66 |
| 2025/26 | 143 | 42 | 416 | 19 | 21.89 | 2.91 | 45.2 |
| 2023/24 | 119 | 29 | 448 | 9 | 49.78 | 3.76 | 79.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.