Michael Culkoff
Bowling – Opening Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Sydney University Cricket Club · The Boozers
Overall
Needs Work
19/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
14/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
63/100
Representative pathway — 15 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 61 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 20 matches (+3.0)
- ● Body of work — 85 imported matches (+1.7)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 59.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Fielding
Low overall fielding impact
0.19 dismissals per match across 85 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.96.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 63 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.52 for the level played (1st grade 24 · 2nd grade 37 · 3rd grade 12 · Club 4 · 4th grade 7 · 5th grade and below 1). 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: 14 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 85 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 61 innings at 19.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 168 wickets in 74 matches bowled in (of 85 played) — 2.27 per match at 15.6, economy 2.96, strike rate 31.5.
Fielding — imported matches (85)
14
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.16
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
16
Total dismissals
0.19
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
960
Runs (61 inns)
19.09
Avg (adj)
59.56
Strike rate
130
High score
13
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
168
Wickets (881.8 ov)
2.96
Economy
15.55
Average
194
Maidens
0.08
Extras / over
31.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 85 imported |
| Batting | 960 runs in 61 inns @ 19.09 (SR 59.56) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 130, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 168 wkts @ 15.55 (econ 2.96, SR 31.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-25 · 8 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 2 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.16
Catches / match
0.19
Dismissals / match
Across 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9 | 1 | 125 | 47 | 15.43 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 14 | 2 | 113 | 41 | 9.22 | 141.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 15 | 4 | 184 | 41 | 15.54 | 91.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 3 | 142 | 63 | 18.46 | 73.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 13 | 3 | 396 | 130* | 37.49 | 132.44 | 0 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 24 | 8 | 97 | 10 | 9.7 | 4.04 | 14.4 |
| 2012/13 | 229.3 | 47 | 558 | 35 | 15.94 | 2.43 | 39.3 |
| 2011/12 | 253.7 | 58 | 806 | 51 | 15.8 | 3.18 | 29.8 |
| 2010/11 | 227.5 | 50 | 669 | 30 | 22.3 | 2.94 | 45.5 |
| 2009/10 | 147.3 | 31 | 482 | 42 | 11.48 | 3.27 | 21 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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