Maddy Best (18)

Bowling – First-Change Bowler U18 (2025/26) VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Bendigo & District Cricket Association Rep · Strathdale-Maristians Cricket Club · West Bendigo Cricket Club · Carlton Cricket Club
Age: Born on/after 1 Sep 2007 (inferred from U18 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield: 0 season(s) played · last GS year 2023/24 (ages out of U16 after this)
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Overall Needs Work
20/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Proficient
45/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling Advance
61/100

Representative pathway — 12 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Premier or state pathway — 43 matches (+10.0)
  • ● Body of work — 78 imported matches (+1.6)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Getting starts but not surviving

Adjusted average of 11.5 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.

medium Batting
High duck rate

Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

0.40 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 16.8.
  • ✓ Safe hands — 31 catches in 78 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 45 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
Level
×0.44 for the level played (Rep Div 1 15 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 26 · Club 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
Form
Rated on the last 46 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
Fielding
Outfield: 31 catches + 6 run outs (1 direct, 5 assisted) in 78 matches — 0.47 per match.
Batting
Not rated: 25 innings at 11.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
Bowling
72 wickets in 74 matches bowled in (of 78 played) — 0.97 per match at 16.8, economy 3.96, strike rate 25.4.

Fielding — imported matches (78)

31
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.4
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
5
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
37
Total dismissals
0.47
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

195
Runs (25 inns)
11.54
Avg (adj)
44.52
Strike rate
29
High score
12
Not outs
9
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

72
Wickets (305.2 ov)
3.96
Economy
16.76
Average
17
Maidens
0.79
Extras / over
25.4
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 78 imported
Batting 195 runs in 25 inns @ 11.54 (SR 44.52)
Milestones 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 4 ducks
Bowling 72 wkts @ 16.76 (econ 3.96, SR 25.4)
Best / 5WI 4-3 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 31 ct, 6 RO, 0 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 37 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

0.4
Catches / match
0.47
Dismissals / match

Across 78 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 14 7 166 29 17.79 47.7 0 0
2024/25 3 1 2 1* 0.89 25 0 0
2023/24 8 4 27 8* 5.06 32.93 0 0

Bowling

Season Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR
2025/26 97.7 5 441 25 17.64 4.52 23.4
2024/25 108.2 5 387 19 20.37 3.58 34.2
2023/24 99.3 7 379 28 13.54 3.82 21.3

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 9 0 1 0 10
2024/25 12 0 4 0 16
2023/24 10 0 1 0 11
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