Michael Kelsey
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 99 balls (SR 51), then 50 to 100 in just 61 (SR 82) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 11 matches (+4.4)
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 62.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 32 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.65 for the level played (1st grade 2 · 2nd grade 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 11 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 11 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 34 innings at 19.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 2.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 604 runs in 34 inns @ 19.85 (SR 62.14) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 100, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 7, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 1 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 18 | 2 | 319 | 100* | 19.69 | 57.69 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 2 | 285 | 84 | 20.04 | 68.02 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
How does Michael compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.