James Hughes-Smallwood
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 47 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.3 over 31 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
13 of 24 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.
0.21 dismissals per match across 47 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 36 × 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 11). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 11 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 47 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 31 innings at 10.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 60 wickets in 43 matches bowled in (of 47 played) — 1.40 per match at 21.2, economy 4.76, strike rate 26.8.
Fielding — imported matches (47)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 47 imported |
| Batting | 261 runs in 31 inns @ 10.32 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 60, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 60 wkts @ 21.23 (econ 4.76, SR 26.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-44 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 47 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 | 51 | 51 | 25.5 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 60 | 26 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 11.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4* | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7* | 6.11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5* | 4.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 6.71 | 42 |
| 2025/26 | 28.3 | 3 | 132 | 5 | 26.4 | 4.66 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | 15.8 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 120 | 7.58 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 57 | 4 | 214 | 13 | 16.46 | 3.75 | 26.3 |
| 2022/23 | 19 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 36 | 5.68 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 65.8 | 5 | 282 | 21 | 13.43 | 4.28 | 18.8 |
| 2020/21 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 41.5 | 5.19 | 48 |
| 2019/20 | 26.3 | 2 | 131 | 5 | 26.2 | 4.97 | 31.6 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 16 | 6.4 | 15 |
| 2017/18 | 14.3 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 31 | 4.33 | 43 |
| 2014/15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 | 3.88 | 16 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.