Matthew Best
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Competitions
Registered with:
Olympic Colts Cricket Club · North Heidelberg Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
0/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
0/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 10.2 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Strengths
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 3 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.25 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 10.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 25 wickets from 137.0 overs across 22 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 1.14 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
7
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.25
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
7
Total dismissals
0.25
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
180
Runs (21 inns)
10.2
Avg (adj)
26.8
Strike rate
41
High score
4
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
25
Wickets (137 ov)
4.64
Economy
25.4
Average
14
Maidens
0.31
Extras / over
32.9
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 180 runs in 21 inns @ 10.2 (SR 26.8) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 41, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 25.4 (econ 4.64, SR 32.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-32 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 0 RO, 0 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.25
Catches / match
0.25
Dismissals / match
Across 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 8.67 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 8.58 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 66 | 7 | 311 | 12 | 25.92 | 4.71 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — |
| 2018/19 | 22 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 68 | 3.09 | 132 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 28.5 | 7.13 | 24 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 26.67 | 6.15 | 26 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 3.14 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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