Jimmy Anderson
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 116 balls (SR 43), then 50 to 100 in just 79 (SR 63) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 12 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 31 matches (+10.0)
- ● Body of work — 79 imported matches (+1.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
28 of 56 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
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.
0.30 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.47 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 37 catches in 79 matches (0.47 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 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
- ×0.50 for the level played (1st grade 1 · 2nd grade 11 · 3rd grade 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 24 catches + 0 stumpings + 2 run outs (0 direct, 2 assisted) in 79 matches — 0.33 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 68 innings at 22.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 7 wickets from 82.2 overs across 15 matches bowled in (of 79 played) — 0.09 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (79)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 79 imported |
| Batting | 1270 runs in 68 inns @ 21.97 (SR 53.65) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 4×50, HS 102, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 7 wkts @ 45.29 (econ 3.86, SR 70.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-39 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 37 ct, 2 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 39 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 1 | 264 | 102* | 23.83 | 52.49 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 0 | 297 | 63 | 19.8 | 51.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 4 | 227 | 83* | 28.14 | 68.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 3 | 125 | 49* | 25.51 | 49.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 12 | 3 | 234 | 43* | 24.38 | 49.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 1 | 111 | 41 | 15.61 | 137.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 4.6 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 18 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 3.06 | 108 |
| 2020/21 | 44.2 | 2 | 182 | 5 | 36.4 | 4.12 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Jimmy compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.