Michael Bucknell
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.5 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.07 catches per match over 29 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
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 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 50 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (Rep Div 1 3 · 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 6.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 0.96 per match at 22.4, economy 4.07, strike rate 33.0.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 114 runs in 23 inns @ 6.47 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 22.36 (econ 4.07, SR 33) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 28* | 13.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 6.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 3.67 | — |
| 2014/15 | 23 | 4 | 91 | 3 | 30.33 | 3.96 | 46 |
| 2013/14 | 44.8 | 6 | 189 | 9 | 21 | 4.22 | 29.9 |
| 2012/13 | 44 | 8 | 202 | 9 | 22.44 | 4.59 | 29.3 |
| 2011/12 | 14.7 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 9.75 | 2.66 | 22 |
| 2010/11 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 0 | — | 3.38 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.