Matthew Short (30)

Batting – Top-Order Batter U21 (2016/17) VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Spotswood Cricket Club · Melbourne BBL · Adelaide Strikers · Altona Roosters Cricket Club · Seabrook Cricket Club · Altona Cricket Club · Western Region Junior Cricket Association · Victorian Turf Cricket Association · Yarraville Seddon Eagles (Junior Cricket Club)
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 1995 (inferred from U21 eligibility, 2016/17 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2011/12 (ages out of U16 after this)
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🏏 Century highlight
100* off 59
KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2022/23 · 8×4, 3×6 · SR 169

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Overall Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
51/100
Batting Proficient
51/100
Bowling
Not enough data

Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 356 imported matches (+5.0)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work

Strike rate of 62.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.

medium Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds

Only 4% of 50+ scores become hundreds (21 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 100.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 146 catches in 356 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 14 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting 51 × 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 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 132 catches + 14 run outs (9 direct, 5 assisted) in 356 matches — 0.41 per match.
Batting
4,933 runs in 309 innings, adjusted average 19.6, strike rate 62.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Bowling
Not rated: 303 wickets from 1629.8 overs across 261 matches bowled in (of 356 played) — 1.16 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.

Fielding — imported matches (356)

132
Ct (field)
14
Ct (WK)
0.41
Catches / match
9
RO (direct)
5
RO (assist)
2
Stumpings
162
Total dismissals
0.46
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

4933
Runs (309 inns)
19.58
Avg (adj)
62.52
Strike rate
100
High score
70
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

303
Wickets (1629.8 ov)
3.13
Economy
16.82
Average
363
Maidens
0.09
Extras / over
32.3
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 356 imported
Batting 4933 runs in 309 inns @ 19.58 (SR 62.52)
Milestones 1×100, 21×50, HS 100, 30 ducks
Bowling 303 wkts @ 16.82 (econ 3.13, SR 32.3)
Best / 5WI 6-24 · 5 five-fors
Fielding 146 ct, 14 RO, 2 st
All figures from imported scorecards only.

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 162 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.41
Catches / match
0.46
Dismissals / match

Across 356 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 12 4 199 67* 22.11 55.28 1 0
2024/25 8 4 183 79* 34.31 80.26 2 0
2023/24 9 5 48 13 8.3 21.24 0 0
2022/23 23 3 491 100* 24.13 108.87 2 1
2021/22 28 2 603 89 23.07 189.62 3 0
2020/21 18 2 302 53* 18.64 177.65 1 0
2019/20 19 4 243 41 15.48 185.5 0 0
2018/19 11 0 132 65 12 93.62 1 0
2017/18 14 0 228 62 16.29 262.07 1 0
2016/17 15 6 233 54 21.75 5825 1 0
2015/16 11 4 81 42* 10.04 — 0 0
2014/15 14 3 138 34 11.97 2760 0 0
2013/14 14 1 169 49 12.93 — 0 0
2012/13 15 1 183 50* 13.01 — 1 0
2011/12 15 3 372 78* 29.76 — 2 0
2010/11 16 5 256 50* 21 — 2 0
2009/10 17 1 234 45 14.57 — 0 0
2008/09 12 4 188 52* 20.89 — 1 0
2007/08 10 4 271 50* 37.94 — 2 0
2006/07 8 3 205 83* 35.23 — 1 0
2005/06 11 7 119 27* 17.7 — 0 0
2004/05 9 4 55 26* 8.83 — 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2025/26 9 2 31 0 — 3.44 —
2024/25 11 0 60 1 60 5.45 66
2023/24 110 39 278 22 12.64 2.53 30
2022/23 133.5 26 552 35 15.77 4.13 22.9
2021/22 132 13 610 27 22.59 4.62 29.3
2020/21 99.7 15 362 31 11.68 3.63 19.3
2019/20 58 13 184 8 23 3.17 43.5
2018/19 8.8 0 76 2 38 8.6 26.5
2017/18 130.7 37 321 23 13.96 2.46 34.1
2016/17 112.7 16 401 17 23.59 3.56 39.8
2015/16 112 39 194 17 11.41 1.73 39.5
2014/15 130.7 42 317 27 11.74 2.43 29
2013/14 122 37 210 14 15 1.72 52.3
2012/13 109 20 416 17 24.47 3.82 38.5
2011/12 107.8 31 274 26 10.54 2.54 24.9
2010/11 81 15 240 12 20 2.96 40.5
2009/10 36 1 191 1 191 5.31 216
2008/09 14 0 36 6 6 2.57 14
2007/08 31 6 97 5 19.4 3.13 37.2
2006/07 28 4 102 5 20.4 3.64 33.6
2005/06 29 7 67 5 13.4 2.31 34.8
2004/05 24 0 76 2 38 3.17 72

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 2 1 1 0 4
2024/25 8 0 3 0 11
2023/24 1 0 1 0 2
2022/23 9 0 2 0 11
2021/22 16 0 0 0 16
2020/21 10 0 1 0 11
2019/20 10 0 1 0 11
2018/19 3 0 0 0 3
2017/18 7 0 0 0 7
2016/17 12 0 0 0 12
2015/16 5 0 1 0 6
2014/15 7 0 0 0 7
2013/14 7 0 0 0 7
2012/13 2 0 0 0 2
2011/12 9 0 0 0 9
2010/11 8 1 1 0 10
2009/10 3 6 1 1 11
2008/09 1 2 0 0 3
2007/08 4 4 1 1 10
2006/07 5 0 0 0 5
2005/06 3 0 1 0 4
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