Michael O'Connor (27)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
- ● Regional representative — 22 matches (+3.3)
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.2 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.72 is excellent but a wicket every 53 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.20 dismissals per match across 30 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 30 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.38 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · 4th grade 22). 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: 5 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.20 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 7.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 0.62 per match at 32.8, economy 3.72, strike rate 52.9.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 130 runs in 24 inns @ 7.22 (SR 37.92) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 18, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 32.75 (econ 3.72, SR 52.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 18* | 12.22 | 261.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13* | 10.88 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4.22 | 32.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.44 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | — | 3.88 | — |
| 2019/20 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 29 | 4.46 | 39 |
| 2017/18 | 43 | 4 | 154 | 3 | 51.33 | 3.58 | 86 |
| 2016/17 | 17 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 33.5 | 3.94 | 51 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | 5 | 141 | 4 | 35.25 | 4.15 | 51 |
| 2014/15 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 14.25 | 2.85 | 30 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 2.67 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.