Michael VITALE (30)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Body of work — 36 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.5 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
19 of 24 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.92 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 14.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.05.
- ✓ Safe hands — 33 catches in 36 matches (0.92 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 36 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (Rep Div 1 5 · Club 31). 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
- Keeping: 22 catches + 1 stumpings + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 36 matches — 0.67 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 13.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 36 played) — 1.09 per match at 14.5, economy 3.05, strike rate 28.6.
Fielding — imported matches (36)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 36 imported |
| Batting | 335 runs in 29 inns @ 13.54 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 39, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 14.52 (econ 3.05, SR 28.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 33 ct, 1 RO, 1 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 35 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 13.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 3.83 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 19.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 10 | 4 | 186 | 39 | 26.04 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 3.08 | 39 |
| 2017/18 | 21 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 8.75 | 3.33 | 15.8 |
| 2016/17 | 13 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 75 | 5.77 | 78 |
| 2010/11 | 25 | 6 | 68 | 6 | 11.33 | 2.72 | 25 |
| 2009/10 | 47 | 10 | 110 | 8 | 13.75 | 2.34 | 35.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.