James Brand
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 57 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
43 of 58 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.62 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 111.
- ✓ Safe hands — 36 catches in 58 matches (0.62 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 6 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 59 × 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
- ×0.62 for the level played (1st grade 14 · Rep Div 1 1 · 2nd grade 40 · 3rd grade 3). 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
- Keeping: 24 catches + 6 stumpings + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.53 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 1,325 runs in 64 innings, adjusted average 22.6, strike rate 67.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 1325 runs in 64 inns @ 22.64 (SR 67.65) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 111, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | — · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 36 ct, 1 RO, 6 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 43 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 63 | 17.8 | 556.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 19 | 3 | 300 | 76 | 18.28 | 120 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 17 | 1 | 461 | 111 | 28.71 | 451.96 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 16 | 1 | 289 | 77 | 19.19 | 59.34 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 1 | 186 | 68 | 30.37 | — | 1 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.