Michael Towells
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
18 of 36 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 0.14 catches per match over 44 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 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 47 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 20.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 35 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 1.00 per match at 22.7, economy 3.84, strike rate 35.5.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 729 runs in 40 inns @ 20.05 (SR 60.36) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 137, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 22.71 (econ 3.84, SR 35.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 16.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 2 | 208 | 64* | 24.96 | 866.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 2 | 224 | 58 | 18.29 | 121.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 16 | 6.29 | 314.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 137 | 31.43 | — | 0 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 31 | 8.86 | 21 |
| 2025/26 | 54 | 7 | 206 | 8 | 25.75 | 3.81 | 40.5 |
| 2024/25 | 97 | 17 | 322 | 13 | 24.77 | 3.32 | 44.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 5 | 163 | 12 | 13.58 | 3.78 | 21.6 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.