Matthew Burgess
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.4 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
14 of 19 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 44 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 26% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.45.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 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 44). 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: 5 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 8.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 48 wickets in 38 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 1.26 per match at 15.7, economy 3.45, strike rate 27.2.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 164 runs in 23 inns @ 8.37 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 48 wkts @ 15.67 (econ 3.45, SR 27.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 12.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 5.52 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 25* | 11.76 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 13 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 22.5 | 3.46 | 39 |
| 2012/13 | 53 | 20 | 133 | 13 | 10.23 | 2.51 | 24.5 |
| 2011/12 | 79.8 | 9 | 330 | 19 | 17.37 | 4.13 | 25.2 |
| 2010/11 | 47 | 7 | 166 | 8 | 20.75 | 3.53 | 35.3 |
| 2009/10 | 15 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 3.47 | 22.5 |
| 2008/09 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2.6 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.