Matthew Staples (33)
Bowling – Second-Change Bowler
U16 (2008/09)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Banyule Cricket Club · Dennis Cricket Club · Lower Plenty Cricket Club · Preston Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1992
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2008/09 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2008/09 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight
114* off 123
North/South 2nd XI · 2019/20 · 11×4, 3×6
· SR 93
Ball-by-ball detail isn't available for this match, so the innings worm and shot breakdown aren't shown.
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
41/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
44/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 59.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 24 catches in 52 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 24 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 43 innings at 18.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 34 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.94 per match at 28.8, economy 4.16, strike rate 41.5.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
24
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.46
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
25
Total dismissals
0.48
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
598
Runs (43 inns)
18.43
Avg (adj)
59.32
Strike rate
114
High score
14
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
34
Wickets (235.2 ov)
4.16
Economy
28.76
Average
24
Maidens
0.11
Extras / over
41.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 598 runs in 43 inns @ 18.43 (SR 59.32) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 114, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 28.76 (econ 4.16, SR 41.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-26 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 24 ct, 1 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 25 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.46
Catches / match
0.48
Dismissals / match
Across 52 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 | 1 | 28 | 15* | 21 | 127.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 5 | 95 | 19* | 9.21 | 35.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22* | 22 | 115.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 43 | 12.78 | 71.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 20* | 24.06 | 87.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 2 | 174 | 114* | 65.25 | 126.09 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 45 | 17.33 | 742.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 13.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 24* | 11.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 5.13 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 131.8 | 17 | 520 | 19 | 27.37 | 3.94 | 41.6 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 21 | 3.5 | 36 |
| 2021/22 | 28.3 | 0 | 123 | 6 | 20.5 | 4.34 | 28.3 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | 24 |
| 2016/17 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 0 | — | 6.07 | — |
| 2014/15 | 19 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 32.5 | 3.42 | 57 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 19.5 | 4.33 | 27 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 8 | — |
| 2007/08 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 3.8 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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