Michael Ford
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 59.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
17 of 34 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.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.2.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 38 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 54 × 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 38). 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: 17 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 36 innings at 22.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 0.53 per match at 14.2, economy 4.60, strike rate 18.5.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 775 runs in 36 inns @ 22.72 (SR 59.41) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 103, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 14.15 (econ 4.6, SR 18.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-24 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 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 18 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 38 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 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 49 | 21.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 33 | 17.5 | 96.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 47* | 23.13 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 5 | 0 | 159 | 78 | 31.8 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 0 | 186 | 103 | 46.5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 47 | 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 27.5 | 6.88 | 24 |
| 2017/18 | 22 | 2 | 94 | 6 | 15.67 | 4.27 | 22 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 3.35 | 10.8 |
| 2015/16 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 5.33 | 27 |
| 2007/08 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 10.75 | 4.3 | 15 |
| 2006/07 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 3.6 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.