Matthew Obst
Representative pathway — 12 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 36 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 46 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.5 over 41 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.00 catches per match over 46 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.
15 of 19 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Economy of 3.07 is excellent but a wicket every 49 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.07.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 45 × 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 40 · Club 6). 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: 0 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 46 matches — 0.00 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 11.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 59 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 46 played) — 1.48 per match at 24.9, economy 3.07, strike rate 48.7.
Fielding — imported matches (46)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 46 imported |
| Batting | 307 runs in 41 inns @ 11.51 (SR 40.74) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 66, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 59 wkts @ 24.9 (econ 3.07, SR 48.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-34 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 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.
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 15 | 8 | 148 | 66 | 15.13 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 23 | 11.83 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 18* | 10.31 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 11* | 5.04 | 53.23 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 131.5 | 32 | 476 | 21 | 22.67 | 3.62 | 37.6 |
| 2007/08 | 101 | 25 | 232 | 12 | 19.33 | 2.3 | 50.5 |
| 2006/07 | 110 | 25 | 383 | 12 | 31.92 | 3.48 | 55 |
| 2005/06 | 136 | 33 | 378 | 14 | 27 | 2.78 | 58.3 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.