Matthew Richings (20)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 15 matches (+6.0)
- ● Body of work — 57 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 49.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
0.21 dismissals per match across 57 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.19.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 22 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 49 × 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 (3rd grade 1 · Club 17 · 4th grade 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 57 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 17.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 68 wickets in 53 matches bowled in (of 57 played) — 1.28 per match at 18.6, economy 3.19, strike rate 34.9.
Fielding — imported matches (57)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 57 imported |
| Batting | 458 runs in 35 inns @ 17.2 (SR 49.07) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 46, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 68 wkts @ 18.57 (econ 3.19, SR 34.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 57 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 | 23 | 23* | 23 | 79.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 5 | 222 | 46 | 23.64 | 56.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 23* | 6.86 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 4 | 171 | 40* | 15.7 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 5.33 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 126.2 | 20 | 425 | 19 | 22.37 | 3.37 | 39.8 |
| 2024/25 | 89.2 | 11 | 291 | 12 | 24.25 | 3.26 | 44.6 |
| 2023/24 | 177.3 | 38 | 531 | 36 | 14.75 | 2.99 | 29.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.