James Needham
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 61.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.81 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 42 catches in 52 matches (0.81 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 7 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 46 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 52). 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 + 7 stumpings + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.62 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 56 innings at 15.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 2 wickets from 19.0 overs across 4 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.04 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 809 runs in 56 inns @ 15.74 (SR 61.23) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 91, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 2 wkts @ 44 (econ 4.63, SR 57) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-18 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 42 ct, 1 RO, 7 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 50 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 33 | 9.13 | 83.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 19 | 9.17 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 48* | 21.56 | 394.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 12 | 1 | 158 | 42 | 14.26 | 219.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 29 | 12.57 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | 1 | 168 | 52 | 23.63 | 81.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 91 | 50 | — | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 3.75 | 48 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 6.33 | — |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | — | 4.2 | — |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 18 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.