James Butler
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 47.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 50 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 61 × 40% · Batting 57 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 3 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 18 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- 871 runs in 49 innings, adjusted average 21.0, strike rate 47.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 10.0 overs across 4 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 871 runs in 49 inns @ 21.04 (SR 47.08) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 57, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 7.3, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 1 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 39* | 43.11 | 56.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 1 | 85 | 24 | 10.49 | 47.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 36 | 34.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 37.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 2 | 165 | 49 | 25.78 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 41 | 35.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | 1 | 174 | 57* | 21.48 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 10 | 3 | 90 | 35 | 11.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | — |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 0 | 62 | 0 | — | 6.89 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.