James Finlayson
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.0 over 26 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
17 of 24 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 37 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 50 × 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 30 matches — 0.30 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 26 innings at 14.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 28 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 1.12 per match at 25.5, economy 5.27, strike rate 29.0.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 339 runs in 26 inns @ 14.04 (SR 140.35) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 53, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 28 wkts @ 25.46 (econ 5.27, SR 29) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-11 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 30 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 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 194.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 25 | 12.38 | 135.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 0 | 108 | 38 | 9.82 | 207.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 2 | 99 | 53* | 22 | 215.22 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 8.5 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 54.7 | 4 | 309 | 16 | 19.31 | 5.65 | 20.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64 | 2 | 309 | 8 | 38.63 | 4.83 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 20.33 | 4.82 | 25.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.