Michael Lamb
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 78 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 55.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
24 of 44 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.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.01.
- ✓ Safe hands — 32 catches in 78 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 64 × 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 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 23 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 78 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 63 innings at 17.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 97 wickets in 57 matches bowled in (of 78 played) — 1.70 per match at 15.6, economy 3.01, strike rate 31.1.
Fielding — imported matches (78)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 78 imported |
| Batting | 860 runs in 63 inns @ 17.77 (SR 55.41) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 63, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 97 wkts @ 15.63 (econ 3.01, SR 31.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-25 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 32 ct, 0 RO, 2 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 34 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 78 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 | 24 | 12* | 18 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 14 | 10.96 | 46.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 38* | 11.76 | 68.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 60* | 47.25 | 84 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 27* | 14.69 | 102.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 1 | 152 | 59 | 36.48 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 2 | 150 | 33* | 14.58 | 714.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 27* | 12.55 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 7 | 0 | 165 | 63 | 23.57 | 550 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11* | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 17.2 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 14.4 | 4.19 | 20.6 |
| 2025/26 | 111.8 | 18 | 435 | 28 | 15.54 | 3.89 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 31 | 10 | 65 | 3 | 21.67 | 2.1 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 56 | 4.31 | 78 |
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 11 | 107 | 7 | 15.29 | 2.73 | 33.6 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2020/21 | 57.5 | 17 | 93 | 6 | 15.5 | 1.62 | 57.5 |
| 2018/19 | 119.2 | 36 | 327 | 29 | 11.28 | 2.74 | 24.7 |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 2.82 | 66 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 6.2 | 30 |
| 2015/16 | 51 | 10 | 158 | 10 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 30.6 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| 2010/11 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 27.5 | 3.44 | 48 |
| 2009/10 | 24 | 9 | 54 | 4 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.