James Small

Fielding – Wicketkeeper-Batter VIC Anchor / accumulator
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Registered with: Elwood Cricket Club · Caulfield Cricket Club · Elsternwick Cricket Club · South East Cricket Association
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Overall Needs Work
14/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding Elite
100/100
Batting Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data

Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating

  • ● Body of work — 110 imported matches (+2.2)

Critical recommendations

high Batting
Getting starts but not surviving

Adjusted average of 14.6 over 83 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.

medium Batting
Too many aerial dismissals

46 of 63 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.

info Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon

1.38 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.

Strengths

  • ✓ Safe hands — 152 catches in 110 matches (1.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
  • ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 10 run outs.
  • ✓ Sharp glovework — 31 stumpings.
How these ratings are calculated
Overall
Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 100 × 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
×0.30 for the level played (Club 31). 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: 146 catches + 31 stumpings + 10 run outs (4 direct, 6 assisted) in 110 matches — 1.70 dismissals per match.
Batting
Not rated: 83 innings at 14.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.

Fielding — imported matches (110)

6
Ct (field)
146
Ct (WK)
1.38
Catches / match
4
RO (direct)
6
RO (assist)
31
Stumpings
193
Total dismissals
1.75
Dismissals / match

Batting — imported matches

975
Runs (83 inns)
14.58
Avg (adj)
59.93
Strike rate
55
High score
20
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+) Fifty (50–99) Not out (under 50) Out (under 50)

Bowling — imported matches

0
Wickets (0 ov)
—
Economy
—
Average
0
Maidens
—
Extras / over
—
Strike rate

Dismissal pattern

Imported-match summary

Matches 110 imported
Batting 975 runs in 83 inns @ 14.58 (SR 59.93)
Milestones 0×100, 1×50, HS 55, 8 ducks
Bowling 0 wkts @ — (econ —, SR —)
Best / 5WI 0-0 · 0 five-fors
Fielding 152 ct, 10 RO, 31 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 193 dismissals they were involved in.

Per-match fielding rate

1.38
Catches / match
1.75
Dismissals / match

Across 110 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 3 103 20 11.92 62.42 0 0
2024/25 12 3 132 25 13.75 84.08 0 0
2023/24 11 1 143 37 14.18 56.3 0 0
2022/23 4 1 66 33* 20.63 81.48 0 0
2021/22 3 2 23 11 12.78 44.23 0 0
2020/21 2 1 23 12 17.25 92 0 0
2019/20 4 1 59 22 18.44 78.67 0 0
2018/19 4 0 89 55 22.25 55.63 1 0
2017/18 4 2 12 8 4.5 36.36 0 0
2016/17 5 2 51 18 14.28 43.97 0 0
2015/16 8 1 86 27 12.09 101.18 0 0
2014/15 6 1 89 26 17.31 62.68 0 0
2013/14 9 2 99 31 13.44 — 0 0

Fielding

Season Ct WK Ct RO St Dismissals
2025/26 0 25 5 5 35
2024/25 2 25 1 3 31
2023/24 0 15 0 0 15
2022/23 4 10 1 1 16
2021/22 0 4 0 4 8
2020/21 0 8 0 3 11
2019/20 0 3 0 5 8
2018/19 0 12 0 3 15
2017/18 0 10 0 1 11
2016/17 0 8 0 3 11
2015/16 0 12 2 0 14
2014/15 0 7 1 1 9
2013/14 0 7 0 2 9
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