Michael Cross (20)
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 24 matches (+9.6)
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.5 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
10 of 18 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.
Out for 0 in 14% 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 14 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.52 for the level played (2nd grade 13 · 3rd grade 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.26 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 13.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 42 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.74 per match at 39.9, economy 4.07, strike rate 58.9.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 284 runs in 29 inns @ 13.51 (SR 53.02) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 53, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 39.94 (econ 4.07, SR 58.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 6.88 | 62.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 4 | 125 | 28 | 15.5 | 68.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 5 | 115 | 53* | 17.25 | 182.54 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 120.5 | 20 | 469 | 9 | 52.11 | 3.89 | 80.3 |
| 2024/25 | 79 | 6 | 375 | 5 | 75 | 4.75 | 94.8 |
| 2023/24 | 105 | 13 | 394 | 17 | 23.18 | 3.75 | 37.1 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.