Michael Newstead
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Wickham Wallabies Cricket Club · Bassendean Cricket Club · West Pilbara Cricket Association (Rep)
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
33/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Strong
~41/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 4 matches (+0.6)
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 53.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Too many aerial dismissals
13 of 18 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 8 catches in 21 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 30%. 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 (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 16.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 8 wickets in 11 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 0.73 per match at 26.6, economy 4.92, strike rate 32.5.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
8
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.38
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
8
Total dismissals
0.38
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
303
Runs (18 inns)
16.83
Avg (adj)
53.72
Strike rate
67
High score
0
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
8
Wickets (43.3 ov)
4.92
Economy
26.63
Average
3
Maidens
0.23
Extras / over
32.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 303 runs in 18 inns @ 16.83 (SR 53.72) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 67, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 8 wkts @ 26.63 (econ 4.92, SR 32.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.38
Catches / match
0.38
Dismissals / match
Across 21 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 | 51 | 35 | 25.5 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 0 | 228 | 67 | 16.29 | 51.01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 76.19 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 18.5 | 4.63 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 33 | 3 | 170 | 5 | 34 | 5.15 | 39.6 |
| 2023/24 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2.57 | 14 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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