James Simmons
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 53 balls (SR 94), then 50 to 100 in just 42 (SR 119) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
18 of 36 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.
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.53 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 119.
- ✓ Safe hands — 21 catches in 40 matches (0.53 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting 66 × 30% · 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- 948 runs in 38 innings, adjusted average 26.3, strike rate 68.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 4.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.05 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 948 runs in 38 inns @ 26.26 (SR 68.23) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 119, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 3.5 (econ 1.75, SR 12) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 | 1 | 340 | 119* | 41.98 | 73.43 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 77 | 22.73 | 78.13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 1 | 247 | 73* | 24.5 | 2245.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 111 | 42 | 15.86 | 277.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.