James Matthews (17)
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U17 (2025/26)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Boronia Cricket Club · Ringwood Cricket Club · Heathmont Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2008
(inferred from U17 eligibility, 2025/26 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2024/25 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
134 off 172
02. Wright Shield · 2025/26 · 11×4, 4×6
· SR 78
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 67 balls (SR 75), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 74 balls (SR 68).
Scoring breakdown
68 of 134 runs (51%) in boundaries · 65% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 36 balls · SR 56
watchful
20→40
· 18 balls · SR 111
steady
40→50
· 13 balls · SR 77
watchful
50→60
· 6 balls · SR 167
brisk
60→80
· 23 balls · SR 87
watchful
80→100
· 45 balls · SR 44
watchful
Overall
Needs Work
21/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
67/100
Batting
Advance
76/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 33 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.67 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 35.7.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 134.
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 33 matches (0.67 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 67 × 40% · Batting 76 × 30% · 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
- ×0.41 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · 3rd grade 2 · Club 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 33 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 18 catches + 9 stumpings + 4 run outs (0 direct, 4 assisted) in 33 matches — 0.94 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 848 runs in 28 innings, adjusted average 35.7, strike rate 74.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 3.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 33 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (33)
4
Ct (field)
18
Ct (WK)
0.67
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
4
RO (assist)
9
Stumpings
35
Total dismissals
1.06
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
848
Runs (28 inns)
35.69
Avg (adj)
74.81
Strike rate
134
High score
5
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
0
Wickets (3 ov)
8.67
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
0.33
Extras / over
—
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 33 imported |
| Batting | 848 runs in 28 inns @ 35.69 (SR 74.81) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 4×50, HS 134, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 8.67, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 ct, 4 RO, 9 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 35 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.67
Catches / match
1.06
Dismissals / match
Across 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 69 | 52 | 70.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 26 | 5 | 744 | 134 | 34.12 | 82.12 | 3 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 8.67 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
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