Matthew Hopkins
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 29 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 48 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.13 catches per match over 48 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.
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.
Strengths
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 94.9) without sacrificing consistency.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting 61 × 30% · Bowling 55 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.29 for the level played (4th grade 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 48 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- 704 runs in 40 innings, adjusted average 20.7, strike rate 94.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 42 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 48 played) — 1.31 per match at 20.7, economy 4.39, strike rate 28.3.
Fielding — imported matches (48)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 48 imported |
| Batting | 704 runs in 40 inns @ 20.68 (SR 94.93) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 88, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 42 wkts @ 20.69 (econ 4.39, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 1 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 48 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 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65* | 65 | 127.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 1 | 160 | 63 | 15.87 | 109.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 4 | 382 | 88 | 29.84 | 162.55 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 23 | 8.76 | 71.32 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 38.7 | 1 | 179 | 11 | 16.27 | 4.63 | 21.1 |
| 2024/25 | 55.7 | 1 | 295 | 10 | 29.5 | 5.3 | 33.4 |
| 2023/24 | 103.5 | 11 | 395 | 21 | 18.81 | 3.82 | 29.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.