Michael Needs
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.1 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
16 of 25 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.
0.23 dismissals per match across 26 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.5.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 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 26). 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: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 13.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 1.39 per match at 11.5, economy 3.88, strike rate 17.8.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 329 runs in 26 inns @ 13.14 (SR 35.56) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 35, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 11.48 (econ 3.88, SR 17.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 35.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 7.14 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 29 | 14.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 35 | 22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 25 | 13.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 4.67 | — |
| 2013/14 | 20 | 2 | 95 | 4 | 23.75 | 4.75 | 30 |
| 2012/13 | 19.5 | 4 | 79 | 4 | 19.75 | 4.05 | 29.3 |
| 2011/12 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 2.57 | 28 |
| 2010/11 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 12 | 4.83 | 4.46 | 6.5 |
| 2009/10 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.11 | 13.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.