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Michael Erlank

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Left-handed top-order batter
Right-arm off-spin bowler

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class matches	43	68	2,749	44.34	52.8	7/12	234
Last 10	10	13	530	53.00	51.7	2/1	200*

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class matches	43	3,141	46	30.15	2.65	5/67	1	0
Last 10	10	588	6	49.33	3.02	2/66	0	0

Batting style

Balanced top-order batter

Strong against pace
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	49.7	30.2
Average v pace	50.6	29.0
Average v spin	37.5	29.6
Strike rate v pace	54	52
Strike rate v spin	46	50
Balls per dismissal	94	58
Dot %	74.8	74.9

2,812 balls in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

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Bowling style

Containing off-spinner

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	31.7	30.9
Balls per wicket	69.1	58.0
Economy	2.75	3.20
Average with the new ball	38.2	28.1
Average v right-handers	40.4	31.7
Average v left-handers	40.0	39.3
Dot %	75.4	74.7

2,557 balls bowled in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

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Men's First-class

Overall rank: 227th; all first-class batters
Runs a match: +1.0; batting, above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +7.7
March 2017Now +1.0
20172019202120232025

Overall rank: 386th; all first-class bowlers
Runs a match: −19.8; bowling, above an average player; Men's First-class bowling, runs a match
AveragePeak +1.7
November 2021Now −19.8
20172019202120232025

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	13	828	59.1	57.7	13	34.1	2.87

Team

TuskersCSA 4-Day SeriesLast played Sept 2026

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	28%	1	4	0122001811257031123
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Took a wicket	6/10	47%	0	5	5211000220
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Michael Erlank has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 First-class innings.
Michael Erlank has taken a wicket in 6 of the last 10 first-class matches bowled in.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
10 Sept 2026	Tuskers	Mpumalanga Rhinos		123 (191)	0/63 (15.0)	Drawn
9 Dec 2025	Tuskers	Western Province		–	–	Western Province won by 139 runs
21 Oct 2025	Tuskers	Boland		0 & 31	2/66 (27.0)	Boland won by 9 wickets
14 Oct 2025	Tuskers	Dolphins		7 (24)	2/49 (17.0)	Drawn
2 Oct 2025	Tuskers	Warriors		11 & 25*	0/2 (2.0)	Drawn
25 Sept 2025	Tuskers	North West Dragons		200* & 18	–	North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
2 Apr 2025	Tuskers	Northern Cape Heat		–	0/12 (3.0)	Drawn
20 Mar 2025	Tuskers	Eastern Cape Iinyathi		0 & 12*	0/14 (3.0)	Tuskers won by 6 wickets
30 Jan 2025	Tuskers	Mpumalanga Rhinos		0 (5)	1/32 (10.0)	Drawn
16 Jan 2025	Tuskers	Limpopo Impalas		54 & 49	1/58 (21.0)	Drawn