James Kirwan
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 88 balls (SR 57), then 50 to 100 in just 78 (SR 64) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 12 matches (+4.8)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
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.
Economy of 2.68 is excellent but a wicket every 45 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 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
- ×0.83 for the level played (1st grade 11 · 2nd grade 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 31.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 7 wickets from 53.0 overs across 9 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.25 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 870 runs in 32 inns @ 31.44 (SR 43.03) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 120, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 7 wkts @ 20.29 (econ 2.68, SR 45.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-18 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15 | 4 | 393 | 56 | 33.19 | 37.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 1 | 477 | 120 | 29.71 | 48.33 | 2 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 0 | — | 1.43 | — |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 5 | 122 | 7 | 17.43 | 3.13 | 33.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.