James Dalton
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 22 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 48.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Economy of 2.86 is excellent but a wicket every 46 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.86.
- ✓ Safe hands — 8 catches in 22 matches (0.36 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 32 × 40% · Batting 49 × 30% · Bowling 39 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 22 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- 532 runs in 26 innings, adjusted average 23.6, strike rate 48.8. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 26 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 22 played) — 1.44 per match at 21.7, economy 2.86, strike rate 45.5.
Fielding — imported matches (22)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 22 imported |
| Batting | 532 runs in 26 inns @ 23.61 (SR 48.79) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 85, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 26 wkts @ 21.69 (econ 2.86, SR 45.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-19 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 22 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 | 10 | 2 | 250 | 73 | 30 | 49.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 1 | 215 | 85* | 23.65 | 54.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 24 | 13.03 | 38.07 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 98 | 22 | 303 | 9 | 33.67 | 3.09 | 65.3 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 4 | 161 | 7 | 23 | 3.66 | 37.7 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 18 | 100 | 10 | 10 | 1.82 | 33 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.