Matthew Heffernan
Representative pathway — 13 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 33 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 37.4 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.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Economy of 3.13 is excellent but a wicket every 50 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.13.
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 44 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 52 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 50 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.79 for the level played (1st grade 32 · 2nd grade 12). 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: 18 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 46 innings at 19.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 31 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 1.00 per match at 26.3, economy 3.13, strike rate 50.5.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 771 runs in 46 inns @ 19.31 (SR 37.38) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 74, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 26.32 (econ 3.13, SR 50.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-22 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 3 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 8 | 2 | 199 | 64* | 31.09 | 34.49 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 19 | 10.78 | 41.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 17 | 1 | 293 | 74 | 18.25 | 38.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 14 | 3 | 213 | 56* | 18.47 | 44.47 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1.71 | 14 |
| 2010/11 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 51 | 6.38 | 48 |
| 2009/10 | 119.2 | 16 | 429 | 14 | 30.64 | 3.6 | 51.1 |
| 2008/09 | 126.5 | 28 | 324 | 13 | 24.92 | 2.56 | 58.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.