Matthew Higham (20)
★ Div 1 Rep
Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter
U13 (2018/19)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Kiama Cavaliers Cricket Club · Shoalhaven District Cricket Association- Rep Teams · Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemens Cricket Club · Shoalhaven District Junior Cricket Association · Greater Illawarra Cricket Zone - Rep Teams · Greater Illawarra Cricket Zone · Shoalhaven District Cricket Association
District represented:
Greater Illawarra (junior rep association)
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2005
(inferred from U13 eligibility, 2018/19 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2021/22 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
16/100
Batting
Proficient
49/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Body of work — 116 imported matches (+2.3)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (11 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
medium
Fielding
Keeping dismissal rate below par
0.40 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.64 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 74 catches in 116 matches (0.64 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 9 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting 49 × 30% · 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 40). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 37 catches + 9 run outs (5 direct, 4 assisted) in 116 matches — 0.40 per match.
- Batting
- 1,986 runs in 104 innings, adjusted average 23.5, strike rate 75.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 49 wickets from 224.8 overs across 61 matches bowled in (of 116 played) — 0.80 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (116)
37
Ct (field)
37
Ct (WK)
0.64
Catches / match
5
RO (direct)
4
RO (assist)
9
Stumpings
92
Total dismissals
0.79
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1986
Runs (104 inns)
23.5
Avg (adj)
75.02
Strike rate
86
High score
24
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
49
Wickets (224.8 ov)
4.69
Economy
21.53
Average
16
Maidens
0.56
Extras / over
27.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 116 imported |
| Batting | 1986 runs in 104 inns @ 23.5 (SR 75.02) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 11×50, HS 86, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 49 wkts @ 21.53 (econ 4.69, SR 27.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-10 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 74 ct, 9 RO, 9 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 92 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.64
Catches / match
0.79
Dismissals / match
Across 116 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 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 34 | 21.33 | 63.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 18 | 3 | 429 | 64 | 27.81 | 79.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 21 | 1 | 322 | 42 | 16.06 | 66.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 3 | 185 | 41* | 17.51 | 68.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | 9 | 571 | 86* | 41.4 | 110.44 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 1 | 131 | 61 | 21.39 | 57.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 7.6 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 4 | 134 | 53* | 18.76 | 81.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 45* | 30.38 | 77.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 13.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 0 | 116 | 2 | 58 | 7.25 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 21.7 | 0 | 142 | 5 | 28.4 | 6.55 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 3 | 307 | 18 | 17.06 | 5.19 | 19.7 |
| 2020/21 | 15 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 51 | 3.4 | 90 |
| 2019/20 | 16 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 18.25 | 4.56 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 48 | 7 | 203 | 8 | 25.38 | 4.23 | 36 |
| 2017/18 | 29 | 2 | 89 | 8 | 11.13 | 3.07 | 21.8 |
| 2016/17 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 11.67 | 2.33 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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