Michael Grimes (27)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Body of work — 18 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 41.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
5 of 10 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.
Economy of 1.96 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 7 catches in 18 matches (0.39 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 32 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 43 × 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 18). 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 + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 18 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 25.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 17 matches bowled in (of 18 played) — 0.94 per match at 13.2, economy 1.96, strike rate 40.3.
Fielding — imported matches (18)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 18 imported |
| Batting | 278 runs in 14 inns @ 25.53 (SR 41.36) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 62, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 13.19 (econ 1.96, SR 40.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-9 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 3 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 8.5 | 51.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 57.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 6 | 1 | 130 | 62 | 25.28 | 13000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 3 | 109 | 58* | 34.88 | 91.6 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 2.6 | — |
| 2013/14 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 0 | — | 3.3 | — |
| 2012/13 | 46 | 12 | 101 | 4 | 25.25 | 2.2 | 69 |
| 2011/12 | 46.5 | 17 | 64 | 12 | 5.33 | 1.38 | 23.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.