Matthew O'Connor
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Regional representative — 10 matches (+1.5)
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 43.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.24 dismissals per match across 29 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 200.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting 41 × 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
- ×0.34 for the level played (2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 9 · Club 17 · 4th grade 1). 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
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- 623 runs in 26 innings, adjusted average 24.9, strike rate 43.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 6 wickets from 35.8 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 0.21 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 623 runs in 26 inns @ 24.88 (SR 43.19) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 200, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 20.67 (econ 3.46, SR 35.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 1 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 85 | 30.67 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 23.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 1 | 345 | 200 | 37.95 | 405.88 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 29 | 12.83 | 90.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | — | 4.29 | — |
| 2016/17 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 19 | 3.17 | 36 |
| 2013/14 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 3.1 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.