Matt Saunders
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 23 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.7 over 17 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.69 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 24 × 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 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 23 matches — 0.35 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 17 innings at 9.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 23 matches — 0.74 per match at 42.4, economy 5.69, strike rate 44.7.
Fielding — imported matches (23)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 23 imported |
| Batting | 117 runs in 17 inns @ 9.72 (SR 57.29) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 42.41 (econ 5.69, SR 44.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-42 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 2 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 15* | 10.63 | 52.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 28 | 15.31 | 55.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 6.3 | 68.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 23 | 0 | 126 | 2 | 63 | 5.48 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 34 | 0 | 178 | 3 | 59.33 | 5.24 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 1 | 338 | 11 | 30.73 | 5.76 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 79 | 7.18 | 66 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Matt compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.