James Leitch (25)
Representative pathway — 14 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 20 matches (+8.0)
- ● Regional representative — 7 matches (+1.1)
- ● Body of work — 31 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.1 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
8 of 14 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.13 catches per match over 31 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.78 is excellent but a wicket every 54 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.78.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 10 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.48 for the level played (Rep Div 1 20 · Club 4 · 4th grade 7). 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: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 31 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 7.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 27 matches bowled in (of 31 played) — 0.63 per match at 34.3, economy 3.78, strike rate 54.4.
Fielding — imported matches (31)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 31 imported |
| Batting | 109 runs in 20 inns @ 7.09 (SR 21.08) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 25, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 34.29 (econ 3.78, SR 54.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 0 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16* | 11.63 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 12.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3* | 1 | 9.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16* | 10.67 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10.81 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 5.6 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 17 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 3.94 | 34 |
| 2019/20 | 24 | 3 | 98 | 1 | 98 | 4.08 | 144 |
| 2018/19 | 17.2 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 24 | 4.19 | 34.3 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | 6 | 145 | 3 | 48.33 | 3.15 | 92 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2015/16 | 23 | 2 | 96 | 4 | 24 | 4.17 | 34.5 |
| 2014/15 | 18 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 26.5 | 2.94 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.