James Nichols
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Competitions
Registered with:
East Ballarat Cricket Club · VRI Delacombe Cricket Club · Ballarat Cricket Association
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
54/100
Batting
Proficient
42/100
Bowling
Proficient
55/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 79 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 62.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.17.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 54 × 40% · Batting 42 × 30% · Bowling 55 × 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 31). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 24 catches + 7 run outs (7 direct, 0 assisted) in 79 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- 828 runs in 65 innings, adjusted average 18.2, strike rate 62.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 106 wickets in 73 matches bowled in (of 79 played) — 1.45 per match at 18.8, economy 3.17, strike rate 35.5.
Fielding — imported matches (79)
24
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.3
Catches / match
7
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
31
Total dismissals
0.39
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
828
Runs (65 inns)
18.23
Avg (adj)
62.03
Strike rate
79
High score
28
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
106
Wickets (627.3 ov)
3.17
Economy
18.77
Average
157
Maidens
0.12
Extras / over
35.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 79 imported |
| Batting | 828 runs in 65 inns @ 18.23 (SR 62.03) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 79, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 106 wkts @ 18.77 (econ 3.17, SR 35.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 24 ct, 7 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 31 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.3
Catches / match
0.39
Dismissals / match
Across 79 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 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 83.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 5 | 144 | 33 | 21.6 | 66.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 5 | 130 | 63* | 22.47 | 94.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 3 | 209 | 79 | 30.96 | 63.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 1 | 97 | 32 | 13.64 | 51.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 43* | 18.56 | 79.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 23* | 15.56 | 62.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 22* | 16.39 | 131.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2.88 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 10.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 18.8 | 1 | 95 | 2 | 47.5 | 5.04 | 56.5 |
| 2025/26 | 146.2 | 51 | 339 | 19 | 17.84 | 2.32 | 46.2 |
| 2024/25 | 135 | 42 | 444 | 29 | 15.31 | 3.29 | 27.9 |
| 2023/24 | 76 | 17 | 241 | 17 | 14.18 | 3.17 | 26.8 |
| 2022/23 | 36 | 7 | 119 | 5 | 23.8 | 3.31 | 43.2 |
| 2021/22 | 28.7 | 2 | 114 | 2 | 57 | 3.98 | 86 |
| 2020/21 | 18.7 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 27.33 | 4.39 | 37.3 |
| 2019/20 | 65 | 11 | 222 | 12 | 18.5 | 3.42 | 32.5 |
| 2018/19 | 53 | 15 | 135 | 10 | 13.5 | 2.55 | 31.8 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.86 | 21 |
| 2015/16 | 17 | 3 | 51 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 11.25 | 24 |
| 2012/13 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 9.67 | 2.42 | 24 |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 61 | 6.1 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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