Matt Tough
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.0 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
10 of 18 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.9.
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 38 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 30%. 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 38). 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: 14 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.42 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 7.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 47 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 1.42 per match at 17.9, economy 4.01, strike rate 26.7.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 140 runs in 26 inns @ 7.04 (SR 46.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 22, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 47 wkts @ 17.87 (econ 4.01, SR 26.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-34 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 43.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10.5 | 82.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4.44 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3.12 | 27.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 11.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 18* | 9.43 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 25 | 1 | 96 | 3 | 32 | 3.84 | 50 |
| 2020/21 | 28 | 6 | 101 | 3 | 33.67 | 3.61 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | 14.8 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 5.12 | 17.8 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 0 | — | 4.33 | — |
| 2016/17 | 26 | 3 | 120 | 4 | 30 | 4.62 | 39 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | 6 | 121 | 5 | 24.2 | 3.56 | 40.8 |
| 2010/11 | 13 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 9.67 | 4.46 | 13 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 13.5 |
| 2008/09 | 41.7 | 2 | 181 | 15 | 12.07 | 4.34 | 16.7 |
| 2007/08 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.