Michael Barber
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.7 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 43 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 13.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.00.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 22 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 66 × 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 14.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 60 wickets in 42 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 1.43 per match at 13.9, economy 3.00, strike rate 27.8.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 209 runs in 21 inns @ 14.69 (SR 48.3) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 38, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 60 wkts @ 13.87 (econ 3, SR 27.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-55 · 1 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 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 32* | 19.75 | 83.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2* | 1.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 38 | 27.52 | 277.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 2.13 | 48 |
| 2025/26 | 81.5 | 10 | 230 | 22 | 10.45 | 2.82 | 22.2 |
| 2024/25 | 31 | 4 | 164 | 7 | 23.43 | 5.29 | 26.6 |
| 2023/24 | 77 | 17 | 233 | 13 | 17.92 | 3.03 | 35.5 |
| 2022/23 | 29 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 17.5 | 2.41 | 43.5 |
| 2021/22 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 | 2.5 | 20 |
| 2016/17 | 25 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 12.67 | 1.52 | 50 |
| 2015/16 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 7.86 | 3.44 | 13.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.