James Roberts (33)
Representative pathway — 19 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 57 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 23 matches (+3.4)
- ● Body of work — 80 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 49.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.21 dismissals per match across 80 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 123.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.62.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 24 × 40% · Batting 52 × 30% · Bowling 54 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.71 for the level played (1st grade 15 · Rep Div 1 55 · 2nd grade 2 · 3rd grade 5 · 4th grade 3). 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 + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 80 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- 1,671 runs in 71 innings, adjusted average 25.9, strike rate 49.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 63 wickets in 69 matches bowled in (of 80 played) — 0.91 per match at 17.2, economy 2.62, strike rate 39.2.
Fielding — imported matches (80)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 80 imported |
| Batting | 1671 runs in 71 inns @ 25.86 (SR 49.6) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 123, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 63 wkts @ 17.16 (econ 2.62, SR 39.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-33 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 2 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 13 | 1 | 246 | 47 | 20.38 | 108.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 15 | 0 | 479 | 70 | 31.93 | 72.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 15 | 0 | 414 | 123 | 27.6 | 67.43 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 15 | 3 | 269 | 63 | 21.52 | 49.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 9 | 2 | 242 | 80* | 32.86 | 122.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 77.3 | 14 | 227 | 14 | 16.21 | 2.94 | 33.1 |
| 2008/09 | 51 | 9 | 201 | 4 | 50.25 | 3.94 | 76.5 |
| 2007/08 | 105.5 | 20 | 285 | 17 | 16.76 | 2.7 | 37.2 |
| 2006/07 | 59 | 15 | 111 | 8 | 13.88 | 1.88 | 44.3 |
| 2005/06 | 71 | 18 | 166 | 11 | 15.09 | 2.34 | 38.7 |
| 2004/05 | 48 | 17 | 91 | 9 | 10.11 | 1.9 | 32 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.