Michael Houghton
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.08 catches per match over 25 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 12% 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 25). 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: 2 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 20.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 14 wickets from 69.0 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 1.27 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 424 runs in 24 inns @ 20.61 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 58, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 13.79 (econ 2.8, SR 29.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 17.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 25* | 9.14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 58 | 31.33 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 33 | 14.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 52 | 49.6 | — | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 | 18 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2.17 | 36 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | 4.83 | — |
| 2014/15 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1.88 | 25.5 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2.86 | 21 |
| 2009/10 | 27 | 2 | 89 | 5 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 32.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.