James Saker (37)
All-Rounder – Bowling
U15 (2003/04)
VIC
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Wodonga Cricket Club · Northcote Cricket Club · Benalla Bushrangers Cricket Club · Carnegie South Cricket Club · North East Country NER6 VIC · Benalla Violet Town United Cricket Club · Benalla Junior Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1988
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2003/04 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2004/05 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
14/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
40/100
Batting
Proficient
51/100
Bowling
Advance
61/100
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 12 matches (+4.8)
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 54.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Batting
Not converting fifties into hundreds
Only 12% of 50+ scores become hundreds (7 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 34.8.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 111.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.12.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting 51 × 30% · Bowling 61 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.37 for the level played (1st grade 2 · Rep Div 1 1 · 2nd grade 3 · 3rd grade 9 · Rep Div 2 1 · Club 28). 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: 10 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.32 per match.
- Batting
- 1,050 runs in 36 innings, adjusted average 34.8, strike rate 54.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 59 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 1.51 per match at 17.2, economy 3.12, strike rate 33.0.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
10
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.23
Catches / match
4
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
14
Total dismissals
0.32
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
1050
Runs (36 inns)
34.84
Avg (adj)
54.22
Strike rate
111
High score
7
Not outs
4
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
59
Wickets (324.8 ov)
3.12
Economy
17.17
Average
59
Maidens
0.14
Extras / over
33
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 1050 runs in 36 inns @ 34.84 (SR 54.22) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 7×50, HS 111, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 59 wkts @ 17.17 (econ 3.12, SR 33) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-31 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 4 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.23
Catches / match
0.32
Dismissals / match
Across 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 58 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 33 | 17.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 40* | 15.61 | 73.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 7 | 1 | 366 | 111* | 59.76 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 7 | 1 | 133 | 43 | 21.71 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 6 | 2 | 273 | 65 | 60.67 | — | 4 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 16.89 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 18 |
| 2013/14 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 60 |
| 2012/13 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 3.4 | 60 |
| 2011/12 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 31.5 | 5.25 | 36 |
| 2010/11 | 80 | 8 | 282 | 16 | 17.63 | 3.53 | 30 |
| 2008/09 | 60.3 | 16 | 184 | 13 | 14.15 | 3.05 | 27.8 |
| 2007/08 | 50 | 13 | 95 | 10 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 30 |
| 2006/07 | 66.5 | 13 | 246 | 10 | 24.6 | 3.7 | 39.9 |
| 2003/04 | 20 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 19.67 | 2.95 | 40 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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