james mercer (16)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
2 of 4 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
1.2 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Only 0.06 catches per match over 31 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
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 29 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.23 for the level played (Club 31). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.03 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 31 innings at 15.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 12 wickets in 30 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.40 per match at 29.6, economy 4.44, strike rate 40.0.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 263 runs in 31 inns @ 15.87 (SR 68.06) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 29.58 (econ 4.44, SR 40) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 19* | 12.14 | 93.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 17* | 16.53 | 54.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 11 | 91 | 15 | 11.61 | 45.05 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 17 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 18.67 | 3.29 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | 27 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 19.4 | 3.59 | 32.4 |
| 2019/20 | 36 | 0 | 202 | 4 | 50.5 | 5.61 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does james compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.