Matthew Messemaker
Bowling – Opening Bowler
VIC
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🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
115* off 118
07.Ballarat Groundworks 3rd XI Div 2 · 2024/25 · 16×4, 0×6
· SR 97
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 65 balls (SR 77), then 50 to 100 in just 35 (SR 143) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
64 of 115 runs (56%) in boundaries · 49% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 29 balls · SR 69
watchful
20→40
· 21 balls · SR 95
steady
40→50
· 15 balls · SR 67
watchful
50→60
· 9 balls · SR 111
steady
60→80
· 12 balls · SR 167
brisk
80→100
· 14 balls · SR 143
brisk
Overall
Needs Work
15/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
63/100
Batting
Advance
82/100
Bowling
Advance
67/100
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 20 imported matches (+0.4)
- ● All-round value (+5)
Critical recommendations
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.60 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Effective lower-order runs — adjusted average 40.1 (frequently not out).
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 115.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 12.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.68.
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 20 matches (0.60 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 63 × 40% · Batting 82 × 30% · Bowling 67 × 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 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 3 run outs (0 direct, 3 assisted) in 20 matches — 0.75 per match.
- Batting
- 374 runs in 14 innings, adjusted average 40.1, strike rate 88.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 51 wickets in 19 matches bowled in (of 20 played) — 2.68 per match at 12.6, economy 2.68, strike rate 28.3.
Fielding — imported matches (20)
12
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.6
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
15
Total dismissals
0.75
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
374
Runs (14 inns)
40.07
Avg (adj)
88.21
Strike rate
115
High score
7
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
51
Wickets (240.5 ov)
2.68
Economy
12.63
Average
69
Maidens
0.1
Extras / over
28.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 20 imported |
| Batting | 374 runs in 14 inns @ 40.07 (SR 88.21) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 1×50, HS 115, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 51 wkts @ 12.63 (econ 2.68, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-35 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 3 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.6
Catches / match
0.75
Dismissals / match
Across 20 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 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17* | 9 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 105* | 30.42 | 83.87 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 115* | 61 | 98.39 | 0 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 26 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 16 | 3.69 | 26 |
| 2025/26 | 183.5 | 50 | 498 | 39 | 12.77 | 2.71 | 28.2 |
| 2024/25 | 31 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 8.33 | 1.61 | 31 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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