Michael James (15)
Batting – Opening Batter
U14 (2024/25)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
CNSW Pathways - Representative Teams · Kincumber-Avoca Cricket Club · Central Coast Cricket Zone - Representative Teams · Sydney Junior Winter Cricket Association – Teams
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2010
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2024/25 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2026/27 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
21/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
44/100
Batting
Proficient
58/100
Bowling
Part Time
~24/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 9 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 17 matches (+6.8)
- ● Body of work — 98 imported matches (+2.0)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (9 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 45 catches in 98 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 13 run outs.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 44 × 40% · Batting 58 × 30% · Bowling 24 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.52 for the level played (State competition 5 · Rep Div 1 17 · Club 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 52 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 43 catches + 13 run outs (3 direct, 10 assisted) in 98 matches — 0.57 per match.
- Batting
- 1,646 runs in 84 innings, adjusted average 25.4, strike rate 69.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 32 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 98 played) — 0.80 per match at 13.1, economy 3.24, strike rate 24.2.
Fielding — imported matches (98)
43
Ct (field)
2
Ct (WK)
0.46
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
10
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
58
Total dismissals
0.59
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1646
Runs (84 inns)
25.43
Avg (adj)
69.34
Strike rate
75
High score
25
Not outs
2
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
32
Wickets (129.2 ov)
3.24
Economy
13.06
Average
19
Maidens
0.19
Extras / over
24.2
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 98 imported |
| Batting | 1646 runs in 84 inns @ 25.43 (SR 69.34) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 9×50, HS 75, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 32 wkts @ 13.06 (econ 3.24, SR 24.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-2 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 45 ct, 13 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 58 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.46
Catches / match
0.59
Dismissals / match
Across 98 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 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 17* | 7.81 | 40.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 32 | 12 | 705 | 72 | 30.29 | 80.94 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 28 | 7 | 540 | 66 | 24.11 | 59.28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 5 | 340 | 75* | 30.22 | 74.24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 7.2 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3.14 | 42 |
| 2025/26 | 52.2 | 7 | 153 | 15 | 10.2 | 2.93 | 20.9 |
| 2024/25 | 37 | 10 | 91 | 7 | 13 | 2.46 | 31.7 |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 14.83 | 4.68 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | 14 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 21 | 4.5 | 28 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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