James van Anen
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.1 over 39 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 15 catches in 40 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 53 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 15 catches + 4 run outs (2 direct, 2 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.47 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 39 innings at 10.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.79 per match at 18.8, economy 5.09, strike rate 22.2.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 350 runs in 39 inns @ 10.12 (SR 59.32) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 18.81 (econ 5.09, SR 22.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 4 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 1 | 111 | 30 | 11.01 | 53.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 3 | 151 | 32 | 13.1 | 83.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 21* | 6.73 | 43.78 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 35 | 2 | 190 | 11 | 17.27 | 5.43 | 19.1 |
| 2024/25 | 37.8 | 2 | 195 | 11 | 17.73 | 5.15 | 20.6 |
| 2023/24 | 41.7 | 4 | 198 | 9 | 22 | 4.75 | 27.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.