Matthew O'Donnell
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
12 of 17 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.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 30%. 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 16). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.26 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 15.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 1.09 per match at 24.5, economy 3.98, strike rate 36.9.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 294 runs in 24 inns @ 15.82 (SR 53.74) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 43, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 24.48 (econ 3.98, SR 36.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-27 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 ct, 3 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 6 | 158 | 39* | 19.75 | 60.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 43 | 29.33 | 79.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 28 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 5.2 | 30 |
| 2025/26 | 70 | 4 | 302 | 14 | 21.57 | 4.31 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 23 | 5.75 | 24 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2.5 | 36 |
| 2012/13 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 3.25 | 48 |
| 2008/09 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 3.57 | — |
| 2007/08 | 45.8 | 8 | 149 | 5 | 29.8 | 3.25 | 55 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.