James Townsend
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 13 matches (+1.9)
- ● Body of work — 19 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 38.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 19 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
3 of 3 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Economy of 2.94 is excellent but a wicket every 47 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 42 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.51 for the level played (Rep Div 1 13 · Club 6). 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: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 19 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 6 innings at 15.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 19 played) — 1.28 per match at 23.2, economy 2.94, strike rate 47.2.
Fielding — imported matches (19)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 19 imported |
| Batting | 63 runs in 6 inns @ 15.75 (SR 38.64) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 23.17 (econ 2.94, SR 47.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 0 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 19 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2* | 1.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 23.25 | 37.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 14.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 0 | — | 5.56 | — |
| 2019/20 | 22 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 29 | 2.64 | 66 |
| 2018/19 | 150 | 38 | 425 | 21 | 20.24 | 2.83 | 42.9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.