Darren James
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 48 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.3 over 36 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
16 of 28 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Going at 6.57 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.10 catches per match over 48 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.
Out for 0 in 17% 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 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 43 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 48 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 36 innings at 6.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 48 played) — 0.41 per match at 44.9, economy 6.57, strike rate 41.0.
Fielding — imported matches (48)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 48 imported |
| Batting | 185 runs in 36 inns @ 6.28 (SR 30.26) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 41, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 44.91 (econ 6.57, SR 41) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 17* | 5.23 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 41* | 15.94 | 60.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 4.04 | 57.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 18 | 7.31 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 33.5 | 0 | 187 | 7 | 26.71 | 5.58 | 28.7 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 7.25 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 6.71 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7 | 0 | 107 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 0 | 114 | 2 | 57 | 8.14 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Darren compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.