Michael Payne (15)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 62 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.9 over 41 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
20 of 38 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.
1.1 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 6.11 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.02 catches per match over 62 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 32% 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 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 15 × 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 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 62 matches — 0.05 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 2.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 56 matches bowled in (of 62 played) — 0.45 per match at 32.2, economy 6.11, strike rate 31.6.
Fielding — imported matches (62)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 62 imported |
| Batting | 109 runs in 41 inns @ 2.85 (SR 22.08) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 13 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 32.2 (econ 6.11, SR 31.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-22 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 2 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 62 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 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 3.64 | 26.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1.33 | 10.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 3.7 | 29.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 2.63 | 23.28 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 32.8 | 1 | 199 | 6 | 33.17 | 6.06 | 32.8 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 0 | 259 | 5 | 51.8 | 6.48 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 34.8 | 1 | 236 | 12 | 19.67 | 6.78 | 17.4 |
| 2022/23 | 24 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 55.5 | 4.63 | 72 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.