Matthew Van Der Sommen
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 58 balls (SR 86), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 67 balls (SR 75).
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 22 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 22 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 114.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting 54 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 20). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 22 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- 526 runs in 25 innings, adjusted average 22.7, strike rate 56.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 29.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 22 played) — 0.18 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (22)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 22 imported |
| Batting | 526 runs in 25 inns @ 22.72 (SR 56.74) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 114, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 34.25 (econ 4.72, SR 43.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 15 | 2 | 418 | 114* | 31.58 | 70.25 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 27 | 12.25 | 35.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17.54 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 21 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 54 | 5.14 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 14.5 | 3.63 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.