A batter's rating and a bowler's rating are built from completely different numbers — runs and strike rate versus overs, wickets, and economy. MatchGrade's cricket calculator uses a separate model for each role so the score actually reflects what that player was on the pitch to do.
Choose batter, bowler, all-rounder, or wicket-keeper, enter the innings numbers, and get a rating out of 10 with the full breakdown.
Enter an innings and get a role-specific rating instantly.
Open the calculatorEvery cricket rating starts at 6.0. From there, the model splits by role:
| Role | Primary stats |
|---|---|
| Batter | Runs, balls faced, strike rate, boundaries, dismissal |
| Bowler | Overs, runs conceded, wickets, economy, maidens |
| All-rounder | Blend of batting and bowling with lower individual baselines |
| Wicket-keeper | Batting line plus catches, stumpings, byes conceded |
A bowler sends down 8 overs, concedes 32 runs, and takes 3 wickets. Economy of 4.0 is well under the 7.0 baseline, adding roughly 1.0 to 1.2 points; the three wickets add close to 2.7 points at 0.9 each. Starting from 6.0, this lands around 9.0 to 9.5 — an excellent, near match-winning bowling performance.
A batter scores 45 off 38 balls with 5 fours. Runs above the 30-run baseline add about 0.7, strike rate above 110 adds a modest amount, and the boundaries add roughly 0.3 — landing around 7.3 to 7.7, a very good batting contribution without a standout strike rate.
Cricket is unusual among team sports because two players in the same side can have completely different jobs in the same match. An opener is judged on how many runs he scores and how quickly. A death-overs bowler is judged on how few runs he gives away and whether he takes wickets under pressure. A single formula across everyone would either reward batters for runs bowlers never get the chance to score, or punish bowlers for numbers that don't apply to them.
MatchGrade solves this by switching models based on role. The 6.0 starting point is the same for everyone, but the benchmarks, weights and penalties that move the score are different for a batter, a bowler, an all-rounder and a wicket-keeper.
Because runs and strike rate are weighed together, an anchoring innings and an aggressive cameo can both score well, but for different reasons. The breakdown in the calculator shows which of the two drove the number.
A bowler who takes no wickets but concedes very few runs can still earn a good rating, because containing the scoring is a real contribution that a wickets-only rating would miss.
An all-rounder is rated on both halves of the game, but with lower individual baselines than a specialist. A player who scores 25 and takes 1 wicket for 30 has contributed meaningfully in both disciplines, even though neither number alone would stand out on a specialist's stat line. Blending the two components gives that kind of player fair credit.
Wicket-keepers get their batting rating plus extra credit for catches and stumpings. Byes conceded apply a small penalty, since they reflect missed chances to save runs.
Batting ratings start at 6.0 and adjust based on runs scored relative to a role-specific baseline, strike rate compared to a baseline of about 110, and boundary count. Getting out applies a small penalty.
Bowling ratings weigh economy rate against a baseline of about 7 runs per over, wickets taken, maiden overs, and extras such as wides and no-balls, which apply a small penalty.
All-rounders combine both the batting and bowling components using lower individual baselines for each, since an all-rounder is not expected to match a specialist's output in either discipline alone.
Yes. Wicket-keepers get their batting rating plus additional credit for catches and stumpings, with a small penalty for byes conceded.
Yes. You only need the scorecard numbers: runs, balls faced, overs bowled, runs conceded and wickets. The calculator works at any level of the game.
The benchmarks are closer to limited-overs cricket such as T20 and one-day matches. For long-form innings the strike rate component matters less, so read the breakdown rather than the headline number alone.
For the full methodology read how player ratings work, or compare with the soccer rating guide.