Michael Strauss
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Regional representative — 17 matches (+2.5)
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
15 of 18 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.45 for the level played (2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 8 · 4th grade 8 · 5th grade and below 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 19.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 11 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 1.00 per match at 29.8, economy 4.69, strike rate 38.2.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 362 runs in 20 inns @ 19.91 (SR 56.75) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 91, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 29.82 (econ 4.69, SR 38.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-14 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 1 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4.89 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 1 | 132 | 40 | 18.56 | 59.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 0 | 219 | 91 | 24.33 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | — | 4.8 | — |
| 2021/22 | 51 | 3 | 212 | 9 | 23.56 | 4.16 | 34 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 34 | 7.56 | 27 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.