Matthew van der Woude (22)
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 20 matches (+8.0)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 66 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.7 over 49 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
16 of 28 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.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 66 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 22% 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 17 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 26 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.53 for the level played (2nd grade 20 · 3rd grade 4 · Club 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 66 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 49 innings at 3.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 70 wickets in 62 matches bowled in (of 66 played) — 1.13 per match at 25.8, economy 4.03, strike rate 38.5.
Fielding — imported matches (66)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 66 imported |
| Batting | 128 runs in 49 inns @ 3.73 (SR 26.95) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 24, 11 ducks |
| Bowling | 70 wkts @ 25.83 (econ 4.03, SR 38.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-27 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 2 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 66 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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | 10 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 24* | 3.42 | 26.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 8.89 | 61.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 12* | 5.48 | 27.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3* | 1.57 | 13.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.67 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 24 | 3 | 106 | 3 | 35.33 | 4.42 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 128.8 | 10 | 569 | 17 | 33.47 | 4.42 | 45.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 3 | 233 | 3 | 77.67 | 5.36 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 127.8 | 22 | 403 | 22 | 18.32 | 3.15 | 34.9 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | 7 | 142 | 10 | 14.2 | 3.38 | 25.2 |
| 2021/22 | 28 | 1 | 124 | 5 | 24.8 | 4.43 | 33.6 |
| 2020/21 | 13 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 14.25 | 4.38 | 19.5 |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 4.25 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 19 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 2.89 | 114 |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 23.67 | 5.46 | 26 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.