Michael Ritchie
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 10 matches (+4.0)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 39.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 21 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 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.45 for the level played (1st grade 2 · 2nd grade 8 · 3rd grade 8 · 4th grade 3). 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: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 21.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 7 wickets from 42.3 overs across 8 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 0.33 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 544 runs in 25 inns @ 21.76 (SR 39.36) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 90, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 7 wkts @ 20 (econ 3.31, SR 36.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 21 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 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 25.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 10 | 0 | 254 | 90 | 25.4 | 135.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 44 | 33.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 25.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — | 4.13 | — |
| 2006/07 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 48 |
| 2004/05 | 18.3 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 27.5 |
| 2002/03 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 3.13 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.