Michael Samarawickrama (14)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 61.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
0.35 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 40 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting 43 × 30% · 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
- ×0.41 for the level played (State competition 1 · Rep Div 1 7 · Club 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 36 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 10 catches + 4 stumpings + 7 run outs (3 direct, 4 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.53 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 411 runs in 24 innings, adjusted average 25.0, strike rate 61.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 7.0 overs across 4 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.03 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 411 runs in 24 inns @ 24.97 (SR 61.27) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 53, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 28 (econ 4, SR 42) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 7 RO, 4 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 25 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 16 | 6 | 221 | 53* | 18.99 | 61.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 51* | 33.75 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 43* | 27.5 | 69.62 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 3.25 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.