Mathew Bedford
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 17 matches (+6.8)
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.9 over 37 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
10 of 15 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Economy of 3.60 is excellent but a wicket every 41 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.60.
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 51 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 47 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (3rd grade 17 · Club 34). 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: 19 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.37 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 7.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 55 wickets in 48 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 1.15 per match at 24.6, economy 3.60, strike rate 41.0.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 184 runs in 37 inns @ 7.93 (SR 22.83) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 55 wkts @ 24.58 (econ 3.6, SR 41) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-8 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 0 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 5.34 | 56.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3.43 | 23.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 14* | 8.49 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 11.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 9* | 2.71 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 6.75 | 24 |
| 2012/13 | 13.2 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 13.75 | 4.18 | 19.8 |
| 2011/12 | 96 | 18 | 296 | 8 | 37 | 3.08 | 72 |
| 2010/11 | 96 | 16 | 325 | 8 | 40.63 | 3.39 | 72 |
| 2008/09 | 64.7 | 4 | 238 | 16 | 14.88 | 3.68 | 24.3 |
| 2007/08 | 14 | 1 | 74 | 0 | — | 5.29 | — |
| 2006/07 | 10.3 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 3.77 | 62 |
| 2005/06 | 77.7 | 9 | 298 | 17 | 17.53 | 3.84 | 27.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does Mathew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.