Matthew Christensen (19)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.2 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.06 catches per match over 31 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.
12 of 17 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 30% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.72 is excellent but a wicket every 50 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 15 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 7.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 29 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.86 per match at 30.9, economy 3.72, strike rate 49.9.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 125 runs in 20 inns @ 7.19 (SR 63.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 34, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 30.92 (econ 3.72, SR 49.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-50 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 34* | 8.44 | 138.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 21 | 7.81 | 101.43 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 102 | 13 | 354 | 8 | 44.25 | 3.47 | 76.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39 | 1 | 153 | 5 | 30.6 | 3.92 | 46.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67 | 14 | 266 | 12 | 22.17 | 3.97 | 33.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.