Michael Forster
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 13 matches (+5.2)
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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 3.00 is excellent but a wicket every 63 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting 41 × 30% · Bowling 39 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.41 for the level played (2nd grade 13 · 3rd grade 8 · Club 6). 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: 9 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- 531 runs in 30 innings, adjusted average 18.9, strike rate 53.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 17 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 0.82 per match at 31.5, economy 3.00, strike rate 63.0.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 531 runs in 30 inns @ 18.88 (SR 53.4) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 89, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 31.5 (econ 3, SR 63) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-34 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 2 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 43 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 21 | 10.2 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 18* | 21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 16 | 1 | 301 | 89 | 19.99 | 89.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 29 | 13 | 104.84 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 4.33 | — |
| 2011/12 | 20 | 5 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 | 2.55 | 30 |
| 2010/11 | 17 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 2.65 | 34 |
| 2009/10 | 79 | 16 | 239 | 7 | 34.14 | 3.03 | 67.7 |
| 2008/09 | 28 | 6 | 93 | 0 | — | 3.32 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.