Michael Balestra
Bowling – Opening Bowler
QLD
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Overall
Needs Work
6/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
20/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
50/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 53 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 36.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.89.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 53 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 47 innings at 16.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 122 wickets in 52 matches bowled in (of 53 played) — 2.35 per match at 14.4, economy 2.89, strike rate 30.0.
Fielding — imported matches (53)
17
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.32
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
17
Total dismissals
0.32
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
645
Runs (47 inns)
16.06
Avg (adj)
36.04
Strike rate
70
High score
8
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
122
Wickets (609.3 ov)
2.89
Economy
14.44
Average
143
Maidens
0.08
Extras / over
30
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 53 imported |
| Batting | 645 runs in 47 inns @ 16.06 (SR 36.04) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 70, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 122 wkts @ 14.44 (econ 2.89, SR 30) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-10 · 4 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.32
Catches / match
0.32
Dismissals / match
Across 53 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 4.71 | 40.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 6.25 | 59.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 154 | 58 | 22 | 71.63 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 35 | 19.06 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 25* | 16.32 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 32* | 30.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 70 | 37 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 18* | 8.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 41* | 37.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 14.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3.67 | 0.73 | 30 |
| 2025/26 | 98.5 | 18 | 370 | 11 | 33.64 | 3.76 | 53.7 |
| 2024/25 | 62 | 10 | 192 | 13 | 14.77 | 3.1 | 28.6 |
| 2023/24 | 112.3 | 43 | 242 | 27 | 8.96 | 2.15 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | 10 | 118 | 4 | 29.5 | 2.81 | 63 |
| 2021/22 | 47 | 8 | 153 | 11 | 13.91 | 3.26 | 25.6 |
| 2019/20 | 24 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 9.75 | 3.25 | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 0 | — | 4.88 | — |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 0 | — | 4.88 | — |
| 2015/16 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 5.17 | 1.72 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 33 | 6 | 87 | 10 | 8.7 | 2.64 | 19.8 |
| 2013/14 | 54.2 | 13 | 107 | 7 | 15.29 | 1.98 | 46.4 |
| 2012/13 | 61 | 12 | 188 | 13 | 14.46 | 3.08 | 28.2 |
| 2011/12 | 26.3 | 5 | 107 | 9 | 11.89 | 4.06 | 17.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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