Michael James
Bowling – Third-Change Bowler
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Registered with:
Croydon North Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
12/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
55/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
74/100
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 9 imported matches (+0.2)
Critical recommendations
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General
Small sample size
Only 3 batting innings imported — import more of this player's matches before treating these findings as conclusive.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 4.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 1.26.
- ✓ Safe hands — 6 catches in 9 matches (0.67 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 55 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 74 × 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 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 9 matches — 0.67 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 3 innings at 13.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 9 wickets in 6 matches bowled in (of 9 played) — 1.50 per match at 4.6, economy 1.26, strike rate 21.7.
Fielding — imported matches (9)
6
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.67
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
6
Total dismissals
0.67
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
31
Runs (3 inns)
13.78
Avg (adj)
80
Strike rate
19
High score
1
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
9
Wickets (32.5 ov)
1.26
Economy
4.56
Average
9
Maidens
0.03
Extras / over
21.7
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 9 imported |
| Batting | 31 runs in 3 inns @ 13.78 (SR 80) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 9 wkts @ 4.56 (econ 1.26, SR 21.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-3 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.67
Catches / match
0.67
Dismissals / match
Across 9 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 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 19* | 13.78 | 206.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 32.5 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 4.56 | 1.26 | 21.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pathway benchmark
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