JAMES COTTON (24)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.0 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
11 of 19 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 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.52 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.86.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 21 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 15 catches in 29 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 45 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 72 × 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 29). 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: 15 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.55 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 5.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 32 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 1.23 per match at 9.8, economy 2.86, strike rate 20.6.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 99 runs in 23 inns @ 5.05 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 17, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 32 wkts @ 9.81 (econ 2.86, SR 20.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 8.65 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4.76 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 31.8 | 5 | 116 | 11 | 10.55 | 3.64 | 17.4 |
| 2016/17 | 30 | 4 | 75 | 8 | 9.38 | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| 2015/16 | 19 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 8.6 | 2.26 | 22.8 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 2013/14 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 8.6 | 3.07 | 16.8 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 14.5 | 2.64 | 33 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does JAMES compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.