Matthew Taaffe
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.4 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 25 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 36 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 45 × 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 25). 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: 11 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 14.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 13 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 1.46 per match at 14.4, economy 3.07, strike rate 28.2.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 286 runs in 24 inns @ 14.4 (SR 36.99) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 14.42 (econ 3.07, SR 28.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 0 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 | 14 | 4 | 140 | 28* | 12.86 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 30* | 33.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 10.14 | 62.28 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 22 | 2 | 90 | 7 | 12.86 | 4.09 | 18.9 |
| 2016/17 | 36.7 | 14 | 85 | 8 | 10.63 | 2.32 | 27.5 |
| 2014/15 | 30.5 | 6 | 99 | 4 | 24.75 | 3.25 | 45.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.