Matt Willows (32)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.5 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
15 of 26 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 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.51 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.56.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 35 matches (0.51 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 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 35). 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: 18 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 35 matches — 0.54 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 12.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 29 wickets in 31 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 0.94 per match at 14.0, economy 3.56, strike rate 23.6.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 328 runs in 29 inns @ 12.48 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 54, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 29 wkts @ 14.03 (econ 3.56, SR 23.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 10 | 1 | 126 | 40 | 13.86 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 12 | 2 | 174 | 54 | 16.92 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 41.2 | 3 | 172 | 8 | 21.5 | 4.18 | 30.9 |
| 2007/08 | 28 | 2 | 112 | 11 | 10.18 | 4 | 15.3 |
| 2006/07 | 45 | 11 | 123 | 10 | 12.3 | 2.73 | 27 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006/07 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.