James Plant
Representative pathway — 12 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 23 matches (+9.2)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 34 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 43.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
1.21 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 32.2.
- ✓ Safe hands — 41 catches in 34 matches (1.21 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 5 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 91 × 40% · Batting 63 × 30% · 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
- ×0.84 for the level played (1st grade 33 · 2nd grade 1). 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: 40 catches + 5 stumpings + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 34 matches — 1.32 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 720 runs in 31 innings, adjusted average 32.2, strike rate 43.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
Fielding — imported matches (34)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 34 imported |
| Batting | 720 runs in 31 inns @ 32.22 (SR 43.52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 77, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | — · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 41 ct, 0 RO, 5 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 46 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 18 | 7 | 473 | 76* | 36.5 | 45.09 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 13 | 5 | 247 | 77 | 26.31 | 65.34 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.