Michael King
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 77 balls (SR 65), then 50 to 100 in just 41 (SR 122) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
0.46 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 109.
- ✓ Safe hands — 15 catches in 37 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 27 × 40% · Batting 52 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 15 catches + 2 stumpings + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.51 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 649 runs in 37 innings, adjusted average 18.5, strike rate 60.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 16.2 overs across 5 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 0.05 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 649 runs in 37 inns @ 18.49 (SR 60.46) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 0×50, HS 109, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 51.5 (econ 6.37, SR 48.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-15 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 2 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 | 20 | 1 | 322 | 48 | 16.91 | 65.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 109 | 38 | 75.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 1 | 137 | 25 | 12.37 | 44.77 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 12.2 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 46 | 7.56 | 36.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.