Michael Sparks (26)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U18 (2017/18)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Eastern Cricket Association - Representative · Old Scotch Cricket Club · Toorak-Prahran Cricket Club · Trinity Willison Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1999
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2017/18 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2015/16 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
129* off 107
Division 1 · 2024/25 · 12×4, 1×6
· SR 121
A front-loaded hundred: a quick first fifty off 42 balls (SR 119), then 50 to 100 at a steadier 44 balls (SR 114).
Scoring breakdown
54 of 129 runs (42%) in boundaries · 37% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 22 balls · SR 91
steady
20→40
· 18 balls · SR 111
steady
40→50
· 2 balls · SR 500
explosive
50→60
· 12 balls · SR 83
watchful
60→80
· 18 balls · SR 111
steady
80→100
· 14 balls · SR 143
brisk
Overall
Needs Work
11/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
47/100
Batting
Proficient
63/100
Bowling
Proficient
44/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 55 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 11% of 50+ scores become hundreds (8 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.42 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 34.9.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 129.
- ✓ Safe hands — 23 catches in 55 matches (0.42 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 10 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting 63 × 30% · Bowling 44 × 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 22). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 22 matches since 2 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 10 run outs (9 direct, 1 assisted) in 55 matches — 0.53 per match.
- Batting
- 1,319 runs in 48 innings, adjusted average 34.9, strike rate 86.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 55 played) — 0.95 per match at 25.1, economy 4.37, strike rate 34.5.
Fielding — imported matches (55)
19
Ct (field)
4
Ct (WK)
0.42
Catches / match
9
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
2
Stumpings
35
Total dismissals
0.64
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1319
Runs (48 inns)
34.92
Avg (adj)
86.41
Strike rate
129
High score
13
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
37
Wickets (213 ov)
4.37
Economy
25.14
Average
11
Maidens
0.21
Extras / over
34.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 55 imported |
| Batting | 1319 runs in 48 inns @ 34.92 (SR 86.41) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 8×50, HS 129, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 25.14 (econ 4.37, SR 34.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 ct, 10 RO, 2 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 35 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.42
Catches / match
0.64
Dismissals / match
Across 55 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 | 12 | 0 | 148 | 40 | 12.33 | 75.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 3 | 304 | 129* | 52.25 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 1 | 207 | 75 | 29.11 | 104.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 3 | 150 | 34 | 30.61 | 128.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 10 | 4 | 379 | 77* | 53.06 | 357.55 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 60* | 58 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 79 | 4 | 290 | 9 | 32.22 | 3.67 | 52.7 |
| 2024/25 | 26 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 20.4 | 3.92 | 31.2 |
| 2023/24 | 29 | 2 | 160 | 2 | 80 | 5.52 | 87 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | 1 | 230 | 11 | 20.91 | 5.11 | 24.5 |
| 2021/22 | 34 | 0 | 148 | 10 | 14.8 | 4.35 | 20.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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