James Birbeck (30)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U17 (2012/13)
WA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Halls Head Cricket Club · Parachinar Stars · Applecross Cricket Club · Kenwick Cricket Club · Mandurah Junior Cricket Club · Peel Cricket Association Inc. · Mandurah Cricket Club · Singleton Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1995
(inferred from U17 eligibility, 2012/13 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2011/12 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Advance
55/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
58/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 113 imported matches (+2.3)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 11.4 over 91 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 19% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.52 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.54.
- ✓ Safe hands — 59 catches in 113 matches (0.52 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 58 × 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 113). 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: 49 catches + 6 run outs (6 direct, 0 assisted) in 113 matches — 0.49 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 91 innings at 11.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 140 wickets in 109 matches bowled in (of 113 played) — 1.28 per match at 19.3, economy 3.54, strike rate 32.7.
Fielding — imported matches (113)
49
Ct (field)
10
Ct (WK)
0.52
Catches / match
6
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
2
Stumpings
67
Total dismissals
0.59
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
829
Runs (91 inns)
11.41
Avg (adj)
56.11
Strike rate
48
High score
23
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
140
Wickets (763 ov)
3.54
Economy
19.3
Average
143
Maidens
0.19
Extras / over
32.7
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 113 imported |
| Batting | 829 runs in 91 inns @ 11.41 (SR 56.11) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 48, 17 ducks |
| Bowling | 140 wkts @ 19.3 (econ 3.54, SR 32.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-20 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 59 ct, 6 RO, 2 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 67 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.52
Catches / match
0.59
Dismissals / match
Across 113 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6.16 | 46.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 12 | 2 | 168 | 39 | 16.33 | 61.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 17 | 5 | 124 | 36 | 9.44 | 65.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 13 | 4 | 109 | 31 | 10.96 | 55.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 10.56 | 53.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 16* | 6.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 31* | 23.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 48 | 30.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 25* | 13.5 | 2700 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 15 | 2 | 125 | 41 | 9.44 | 74.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90.8 | 15 | 301 | 16 | 18.81 | 3.31 | 34.1 |
| 2021/22 | 125.2 | 25 | 504 | 30 | 16.8 | 4.03 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | 118 | 30 | 420 | 20 | 21 | 3.56 | 35.4 |
| 2019/20 | 156.3 | 26 | 535 | 26 | 20.58 | 3.42 | 36.1 |
| 2018/19 | 74.3 | 19 | 216 | 13 | 16.62 | 2.91 | 34.3 |
| 2017/18 | 23 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 28 | 2.43 | 69 |
| 2016/17 | 81 | 15 | 283 | 18 | 15.72 | 3.49 | 27 |
| 2015/16 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 20.5 | 4.56 | 27 |
| 2014/15 | 26 | 4 | 84 | 4 | 21 | 3.23 | 39 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | — | 5.2 | — |
| 2011/12 | 5.3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 3.94 | 32 |
| 2010/11 | 40 | 5 | 175 | 7 | 25 | 4.38 | 34.3 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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