Ben Matthews

Batting – Opening Batter SA Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association - Representative · Lobethal Cricket Club
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🏏 Century highlight
107* off 116
A Grade - Nutrien Ag Solutions Strathalbyn · 2023/24 · 10×4, 0×6 · SR 92

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Overall Needs Work
7/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Needs Work
27/100
Batting Proficient
40/100
Bowling
Not enough data

Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 60.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Too many aerial dismissals

29 of 39 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.47 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 33.3.
  • ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 107.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 24 catches in 51 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting 40 × 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 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 6 matches since 6 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 24 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.47 per match.
Batting
1,337 runs in 47 innings, adjusted average 33.3, strike rate 60.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
Not rated: 9 wickets from 39.5 overs across 13 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 0.18 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.

Fielding — imported matches (51)

24
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.47
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
24
Total dismissals
0.47
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

1337
Runs (47 inns)
33.29
Avg (adj)
59.99
Strike rate
107
High score
8
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

9
Wickets (39.5 ov)
3.29
Economy
14.44
Average
3
Maidens
0.08
Extras / over
26.3
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 51 imported
Batting 1337 runs in 47 inns @ 33.29 (SR 59.99)
Milestones 2×100, 8×50, HS 107, 3 ducks
Bowling 9 wkts @ 14.44 (econ 3.29, SR 26.3)
Best / 5WI 4-10 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 24 ct, 0 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

0.47
Catches / match
0.47
Dismissals / match

Across 51 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
2024/25 9 0 164 64 18.22 49.55 1 0
2023/24 17 4 648 107* 47.09 75.35 3 1
2022/23 21 4 525 100* 29.76 59.93 4 1

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2023/24 16 0 65 4 16.25 4.06 24
2022/23 23.5 3 65 5 13 2.77 28.2

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2024/25 6 0 0 0 6
2023/24 4 0 0 0 4
2022/23 14 0 0 0 14
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