Michael Comber
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 9 matches (+3.6)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
18 of 25 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Economy of 2.78 is excellent but a wicket every 42 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.24 dismissals per match across 29 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 185.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.78.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 7 × 40% · Batting 81 × 30% · Bowling 46 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.43 for the level played (1st grade 3 · Rep Div 1 5 · 2nd grade 7 · Club 14). 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: 5 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.24 per match.
- Batting
- 725 runs in 28 innings, adjusted average 28.7, strike rate 48.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 42 wickets in 24 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 1.75 per match at 19.3, economy 2.78, strike rate 41.7.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 725 runs in 28 inns @ 28.67 (SR 48.88) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 185, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 42 wkts @ 19.33 (econ 2.78, SR 41.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-13 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 5 | 2 | 334 | 185 | 93.52 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 1 | 120 | 61* | 16.88 | 923.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 23 | 83.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 11 | 0 | 190 | 50 | 17.27 | 172.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 17.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 59 | 9 | 174 | 4 | 43.5 | 2.95 | 88.5 |
| 2016/17 | 92.8 | 26 | 180 | 23 | 7.83 | 1.94 | 24.2 |
| 2014/15 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 0 | — | 2.17 | — |
| 2011/12 | 111 | 21 | 335 | 13 | 25.77 | 3.02 | 51.2 |
| 2008/09 | 17 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 48.5 | 5.71 | 51 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.