James Topping
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.9 over 12 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
3 of 5 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.08.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 32 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 30%. 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 (3rd grade 23 · 4th grade 5 · 5th grade and below 1). 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: 10 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 4.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 37 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 1.42 per match at 17.5, economy 3.08, strike rate 34.1.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 37 runs in 12 inns @ 4.88 (SR 11.63) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 10, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 37 wkts @ 17.49 (econ 3.08, SR 34.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-10 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2.67 | 13.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 7* | 5.04 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10* | 6.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 20.8 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.55 | 12.5 |
| 2014/15 | 80 | 15 | 272 | 6 | 45.33 | 3.4 | 80 |
| 2013/14 | 106.5 | 22 | 285 | 21 | 13.57 | 2.68 | 30.4 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.