Max Cheek (34)
Representative pathway — 13 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 32 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 15 matches (+2.2)
- ● Body of work — 47 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 47.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
11 of 21 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.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.25 is excellent but a wicket every 43 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.21 dismissals per match across 47 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.25.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 37 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.79 for the level played (1st grade 20 · Rep Div 1 5 · 2nd grade 15 · 3rd grade 7). 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: 9 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 47 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 16.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 63 wickets in 47 matches — 1.34 per match at 23.5, economy 3.25, strike rate 43.3.
Fielding — imported matches (47)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 47 imported |
| Batting | 414 runs in 35 inns @ 16.56 (SR 47.65) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 64, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 63 wkts @ 23.46 (econ 3.25, SR 43.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 1 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 14 | 9 | 102 | 41* | 11.97 | 38.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 34 | 17.55 | 49.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 27* | 14.67 | 67.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 64 | 23.6 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 145.8 | 28 | 495 | 17 | 29.12 | 3.39 | 51.5 |
| 2010/11 | 95 | 22 | 285 | 9 | 31.67 | 3 | 63.3 |
| 2009/10 | 151 | 28 | 510 | 22 | 23.18 | 3.38 | 41.2 |
| 2008/09 | 63 | 11 | 188 | 15 | 12.53 | 2.98 | 25.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Max compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.