Michael Thacker (32)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 6 matches (+2.4)
- ● Regional representative — 5 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 42 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.8 over 36 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.07 is excellent but a wicket every 40 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.45 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.07.
- ✓ Safe hands — 19 catches in 42 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 50 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.34 for the level played (1st grade 4 · Rep Div 1 6 · 3rd grade 1 · Club 31). 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: 15 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 42 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 36 innings at 9.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 47 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 42 played) — 1.42 per match at 20.6, economy 3.07, strike rate 40.3.
Fielding — imported matches (42)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 42 imported |
| Batting | 324 runs in 36 inns @ 9.75 (SR 40.37) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 58, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 47 wkts @ 20.62 (econ 3.07, SR 40.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 19 ct, 1 RO, 3 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 34 | 10.67 | 118.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 12* | 6.03 | 91.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16* | 12.89 | 126.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 36 | 10.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 58* | 45.75 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 7.33 | 21.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 84 | 20 | 258 | 12 | 21.5 | 3.07 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | 71.7 | 15 | 257 | 12 | 21.42 | 3.59 | 35.8 |
| 2018/19 | 40 | 13 | 108 | 6 | 18 | 2.7 | 40 |
| 2015/16 | 51 | 11 | 138 | 5 | 27.6 | 2.71 | 61.2 |
| 2011/12 | 18 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 6.8 | 1.89 | 21.6 |
| 2010/11 | 16 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 2.44 | 96 |
| 2009/10 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 6 | 13.17 | 4.94 | 16 |
| 2008/09 | 19 | 5 | 56 | 0 | — | 2.95 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005/06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.