Michael Buchanan
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Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 42 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 45 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 45 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
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.
Economy of 3.37 is excellent but a wicket every 46 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Bowling average (25.8) beats batting average (23.9) — selection case is as a bowling all-rounder; protect bowling workload first.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 100.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.37.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting 65 × 30% · Bowling 43 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.84 for the level played (1st grade 44 · 2nd grade 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: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 45 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- 1,150 runs in 49 innings, adjusted average 24.0, strike rate 62.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 45 played) — 1.16 per match at 25.8, economy 3.37, strike rate 46.1.
Fielding — imported matches (45)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 45 imported |
| Batting | 1150 runs in 49 inns @ 23.95 (SR 61.98) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 5×50, HS 100, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 25.84 (econ 3.37, SR 46.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-46 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 0 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 17 | 0 | 479 | 98 | 28.18 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 1 | 236 | 100 | 25.96 | 66.48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 14 | 0 | 295 | 82 | 21.07 | 62.24 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 64 | 17.5 | 66.67 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 3.33 | 27 |
| 2008/09 | 51 | 12 | 193 | 4 | 48.25 | 3.78 | 76.5 |
| 2007/08 | 42 | 4 | 142 | 6 | 23.67 | 3.38 | 42 |
| 2006/07 | 129 | 31 | 411 | 18 | 22.83 | 3.19 | 43 |
| 2005/06 | 53 | 10 | 180 | 7 | 25.71 | 3.4 | 45.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.