Matthew Austgen (29)
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Regional representative — 2 matches (+0.3)
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 2.76 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.45 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 42 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.29 for the level played (4th grade 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 2 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 27 innings at 16.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 37 wickets from 291.3 overs across 38 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 0.97 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 308 runs in 27 inns @ 16.05 (SR 56.25) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 56, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 21.7 (econ 2.76, SR 47.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-13 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 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 20 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 34.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 25* | 10.99 | 132.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13* | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 56* | 32 | 67.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 1.5 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9* | 6.08 | 59.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 23 | 28.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 16 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 72 | 4.5 | 96 |
| 2016/17 | 103.3 | 15 | 343 | 17 | 20.18 | 3.32 | 36.5 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 48 |
| 2014/15 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 1.63 | 81 |
| 2013/14 | 73 | 14 | 182 | 9 | 20.22 | 2.49 | 48.7 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 1.83 | — |
| 2011/12 | 50 | 15 | 116 | 5 | 23.2 | 2.32 | 60 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 2.38 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.