Michael Shaffer
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.9 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
8 of 16 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 0.07 catches per match over 28 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.6.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 61 × 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 28). 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 28 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 11.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 29 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 1.61 per match at 13.6, economy 4.47, strike rate 18.2.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 202 runs in 21 inns @ 11.91 (SR 44.59) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 37, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 29 wkts @ 13.55 (econ 4.47, SR 18.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-20 · 0 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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 8.96 | 51.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 14.06 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 10.5 | 30.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 13.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 3.67 | — |
| 2018/19 | 36.8 | 1 | 142 | 12 | 11.83 | 3.86 | 18.4 |
| 2017/18 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 5 | 17.6 | 5.87 | 18 |
| 2016/17 | 16 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 9.67 | 3.63 | 16 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 5.63 | 16 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.