Michael Shields
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Regional representative — 10 matches (+1.5)
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.2 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
20 of 26 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.63 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 17 catches in 27 matches (0.63 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 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
- ×0.31 for the level played (1st grade 1 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 14 · 4th grade 2 · 5th grade and below 7). 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: 17 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.63 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 14.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 11 wickets from 113.0 overs across 13 matches bowled in (of 27 played) — 0.85 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 370 runs in 26 inns @ 14.23 (SR 125) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 38, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 41.73 (econ 4.06, SR 61.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 0 | 164 | 38 | 16.4 | 683.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 29 | 16.14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 15 | 9.67 | 362.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 14.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 47 | 5 | 202 | 4 | 50.5 | 4.3 | 70.5 |
| 2009/10 | 54 | 9 | 216 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 54 |
| 2005/06 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 3.42 | 72 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.