Matthew Ellis (14)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.8 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 16 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.
1.6 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 29 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 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 3 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 5.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 11 wickets from 73.7 overs across 27 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 0.41 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 | 117 runs in 29 inns @ 5.84 (SR 15.07) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 14, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 34.73 (econ 5.19, SR 40.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 1.5 | 13.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 9.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 2.57 | 16.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 10* | 6.64 | 40.78 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | 10.33 | — |
| 2023/24 | 35.3 | 1 | 187 | 3 | 62.33 | 5.29 | 70.7 |
| 2022/23 | 26.3 | 0 | 128 | 7 | 18.29 | 4.86 | 22.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.