James McDonald (15)
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 15 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.9 over 14 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 29% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.40 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 6 catches in 15 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 30 × 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
- ×0.37 for the level played (Rep Div 1 2 · Club 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 15 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 14 innings at 12.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 10.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 15 played) — 0.07 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (15)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 15 imported |
| Batting | 169 runs in 14 inns @ 12.93 (SR 61.23) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 43, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 50 (econ 5, SR 60) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 0 RO, 2 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 43 | 12.78 | 89.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11* | 5.31 | 20.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 56.92 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 60 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
How does James compare?
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