Matthew Nicholls (25)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 60 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.3 over 49 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 60 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 29% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.62.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 77 × 30%. 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 60). 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: 8 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 60 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 49 innings at 9.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 61 wickets in 53 matches bowled in (of 60 played) — 1.15 per match at 11.9, economy 2.62, strike rate 27.3.
Fielding — imported matches (60)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 60 imported |
| Batting | 393 runs in 49 inns @ 9.33 (SR 37.5) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 97, 14 ducks |
| Bowling | 61 wkts @ 11.89 (econ 2.62, SR 27.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-32 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 1 | 164 | 97 | 26.78 | 512.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 30* | 25.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 4.51 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 18* | 7.58 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 10* | 4.05 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 33 | 7.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 48.3 | 9 | 128 | 18 | 7.11 | 2.65 | 16.1 |
| 2019/20 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 4.57 | 3.2 | 8.6 |
| 2017/18 | 15 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 4.4 | 30 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 2.75 | 24 |
| 2014/15 | 58.5 | 8 | 141 | 11 | 12.82 | 2.41 | 31.9 |
| 2013/14 | 52 | 5 | 168 | 9 | 18.67 | 3.23 | 34.7 |
| 2012/13 | 42 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 17.2 | 2.05 | 50.4 |
| 2011/12 | 43.3 | 10 | 82 | 6 | 13.67 | 1.89 | 43.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matthew compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.