Michael Newton
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 19 matches (+2.9)
- ● Body of work — 19 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
7 of 8 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.05 catches per match over 19 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 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.19.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 64 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 2 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 19 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 16 innings at 18.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 26 wickets in 19 matches — 1.37 per match at 15.0, economy 3.19, strike rate 28.3.
Fielding — imported matches (19)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 19 imported |
| Batting | 194 runs in 16 inns @ 18.19 (SR 73.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 40, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 26 wkts @ 15.04 (econ 3.19, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 1 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 7 | 178 | 40* | 21.07 | 75.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.75 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 3.29 | 21 |
| 2025/26 | 83.5 | 8 | 240 | 21 | 11.43 | 2.87 | 23.9 |
| 2024/25 | 32 | 2 | 128 | 3 | 42.67 | 4 | 64 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.