Michael Preston
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.05 catches per match over 43 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.
Economy of 2.42 is excellent but a wicket every 54 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.42.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 48 × 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 43). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.05 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 42 innings at 16.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 51 wickets in 41 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 1.24 per match at 21.7, economy 2.42, strike rate 53.8.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 540 runs in 42 inns @ 16.84 (SR 92) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 51 wkts @ 21.69 (econ 2.42, SR 53.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-47 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18* | 16.63 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 25* | 15.63 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 21 | 14.64 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 9 | 1 | 85 | 38 | 10.49 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 13 | 4 | 189 | 42* | 19.01 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 23.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — |
| 2020/21 | 13 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 38.5 | 5.92 | 39 |
| 2009/10 | 31 | 12 | 72 | 3 | 24 | 2.32 | 62 |
| 2008/09 | 45 | 13 | 108 | 5 | 21.6 | 2.4 | 54 |
| 2007/08 | 153 | 51 | 329 | 14 | 23.5 | 2.15 | 65.6 |
| 2006/07 | 141 | 47 | 318 | 14 | 22.71 | 2.26 | 60.4 |
| 2005/06 | 72 | 14 | 195 | 13 | 15 | 2.71 | 33.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.