James Hughes (16)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 55 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 43.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 14% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.51 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.66.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 28 catches in 55 matches (0.51 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 70 × 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 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 28 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 55 matches — 0.53 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 51 innings at 23.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 101 wickets in 52 matches bowled in (of 55 played) — 1.94 per match at 14.0, economy 3.66, strike rate 23.0.
Fielding — imported matches (55)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 55 imported |
| Batting | 1028 runs in 51 inns @ 23.32 (SR 42.98) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 3×50, HS 102, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 101 wkts @ 14.04 (econ 3.66, SR 23) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-4 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 28 ct, 1 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 29 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 55 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 0 | 398 | 102 | 23.41 | 234.12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 29* | 9.45 | 172.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 2 | 72 | 27 | 9.78 | 59.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 4 | 470 | 102* | 47.28 | 2350 | 2 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | 100.7 | 14 | 383 | 26 | 14.73 | 3.8 | 23.2 |
| 2024/25 | 68.2 | 10 | 301 | 23 | 13.09 | 4.42 | 17.8 |
| 2023/24 | 114.5 | 26 | 370 | 18 | 20.56 | 3.23 | 38.2 |
| 2022/23 | 99.7 | 27 | 329 | 32 | 10.28 | 3.3 | 18.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.