Matt Richards (35)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U16 (2006/07)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Nude Driving · Collaroy Plateau Cricket Club · Collaroy Barbarians
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1990
(inferred from U16 eligibility, 2006/07 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2006/07 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
8/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
18/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
65/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 156 imported matches (+3.1)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 5.1 over 96 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
31 of 57 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 27% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
medium
Fielding
Low overall fielding impact
0.22 dismissals per match across 156 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.52.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 65 × 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 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 34 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 156 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 96 innings at 5.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 243 wickets in 154 matches bowled in (of 156 played) — 1.58 per match at 17.2, economy 3.52, strike rate 29.3.
Fielding — imported matches (156)
34
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.22
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
35
Total dismissals
0.22
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
349
Runs (96 inns)
5.11
Avg (adj)
5.88
Strike rate
32
High score
39
Not outs
11
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
243
Wickets (1187.8 ov)
3.52
Economy
17.2
Average
205
Maidens
0.05
Extras / over
29.3
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 156 imported |
| Batting | 349 runs in 96 inns @ 5.11 (SR 5.88) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 26 ducks |
| Bowling | 243 wkts @ 17.2 (econ 3.52, SR 29.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-21 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 34 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 35 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.22
Catches / match
0.22
Dismissals / match
Across 156 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 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2.24 | 53.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8* | 3.06 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 6.61 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 32 | 13.04 | 676.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3.36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4* | 1.56 | 800 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4.8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2* | 0.45 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 3.98 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3.51 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13* | 5.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 4.3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 6.12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 24.7 | 6 | 94 | 11 | 8.55 | 3.81 | 13.5 |
| 2025/26 | 73.2 | 7 | 225 | 15 | 15 | 3.08 | 29.3 |
| 2024/25 | 90.7 | 14 | 368 | 18 | 20.44 | 4.06 | 30.2 |
| 2023/24 | 122.2 | 9 | 440 | 26 | 16.92 | 3.6 | 28.2 |
| 2022/23 | 107.8 | 25 | 321 | 21 | 15.29 | 2.98 | 30.8 |
| 2021/22 | 48.2 | 6 | 163 | 11 | 14.82 | 3.38 | 26.3 |
| 2020/21 | 31.2 | 6 | 102 | 11 | 9.27 | 3.27 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | 89.8 | 15 | 393 | 16 | 24.56 | 4.37 | 33.7 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 2.57 | — |
| 2017/18 | 42 | 4 | 229 | 2 | 114.5 | 5.45 | 126 |
| 2016/17 | 59 | 13 | 264 | 6 | 44 | 4.47 | 59 |
| 2015/16 | 41.3 | 5 | 151 | 13 | 11.62 | 3.65 | 19.1 |
| 2014/15 | 94.8 | 12 | 394 | 16 | 24.63 | 4.15 | 35.6 |
| 2013/14 | 138.7 | 30 | 389 | 29 | 13.41 | 2.81 | 28.7 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 29.5 | 5.36 | 33 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008/09 | 125.5 | 32 | 328 | 25 | 13.12 | 2.61 | 30.1 |
| 2007/08 | 69.8 | 18 | 206 | 17 | 12.12 | 2.95 | 24.6 |
| 2006/07 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 2.13 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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