Michael Ponsonby
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 56 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 9.1 over 30 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.97 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 23 × 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 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 56 matches — 0.27 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 30 innings at 9.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 34 wickets in 43 matches bowled in (of 56 played) — 0.79 per match at 26.9, economy 5.97, strike rate 27.0.
Fielding — imported matches (56)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 56 imported |
| Batting | 242 runs in 30 inns @ 9.14 (SR 60.14) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 26.85 (econ 5.97, SR 27) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 ct, 2 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10 | 2 | 101 | 32 | 12.12 | 75.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 27 | 9.36 | 84.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 5.9 | 45.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 10.32 | 97.73 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 67 | 2 | 444 | 10 | 44.4 | 6.63 | 40.2 |
| 2024/25 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 3 | 36.67 | 4.78 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 5 | 270 | 12 | 22.5 | 5.51 | 24.5 |
| 2022/23 | 14 | 2 | 89 | 9 | 9.89 | 6.36 | 9.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.