James Defina (25)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U15 (2015/16)
NSW
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Marconi Brumbies Cricket Club · Sydney Junior Winter Cricket Association · Liverpool Catholic Club Cricket Club · Strikers (SJWC)
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2000
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2015/16 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2016/17 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
43/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
50/100
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 125 imported matches (+2.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 8.9 over 85 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 20% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.01.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 43 × 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 125). 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: 39 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 125 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 85 innings at 8.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 110 wickets in 115 matches bowled in (of 125 played) — 0.96 per match at 17.8, economy 3.01, strike rate 35.5.
Fielding — imported matches (125)
39
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.31
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
41
Total dismissals
0.33
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
654
Runs (85 inns)
8.87
Avg (adj)
—
Strike rate
61
High score
13
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
110
Wickets (651.2 ov)
3.01
Economy
17.82
Average
107
Maidens
0.2
Extras / over
35.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 125 imported |
| Batting | 654 runs in 85 inns @ 8.87 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 61, 17 ducks |
| Bowling | 110 wkts @ 17.82 (econ 3.01, SR 35.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 39 ct, 2 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 41 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.31
Catches / match
0.33
Dismissals / match
Across 125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 61 | 12.57 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 22 | 12.15 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 0 | 141 | 61 | 12.82 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 24* | 12.52 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 15 | 3 | 76 | 22* | 6.08 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 13* | 7.51 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 33* | 10.31 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 6.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 6.37 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 5.51 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 72 | 13 | 256 | 7 | 36.57 | 3.56 | 61.7 |
| 2018/19 | 72 | 11 | 231 | 14 | 16.5 | 3.21 | 30.9 |
| 2017/18 | 81 | 3 | 326 | 14 | 23.29 | 4.02 | 34.7 |
| 2016/17 | 90 | 16 | 279 | 14 | 19.93 | 3.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015/16 | 128.5 | 28 | 315 | 19 | 16.58 | 2.45 | 40.6 |
| 2014/15 | 54 | 9 | 182 | 8 | 22.75 | 3.37 | 40.5 |
| 2013/14 | 41.8 | 11 | 98 | 8 | 12.25 | 2.34 | 31.4 |
| 2012/13 | 42.8 | 5 | 120 | 12 | 10 | 2.8 | 21.4 |
| 2011/12 | 24 | 3 | 69 | 6 | 11.5 | 2.88 | 24 |
| 2010/11 | 37 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 10 | 1.89 | 31.7 |
| 2009/10 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1.75 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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