James Oates
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 56 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 46.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
22 of 40 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 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 35 × 30% · Bowling 56 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 15 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 56 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- 654 runs in 48 innings, adjusted average 15.9, strike rate 46.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 57 wickets in 45 matches bowled in (of 56 played) — 1.27 per match at 30.7, economy 5.21, strike rate 35.3.
Fielding — imported matches (56)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 56 imported |
| Batting | 654 runs in 48 inns @ 15.9 (SR 46.22) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 42, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 57 wkts @ 30.7 (econ 5.21, SR 35.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 15 ct, 1 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 16 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 56 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 | 12 | 1 | 182 | 42 | 16.43 | 50.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 38 | 24.25 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 2 | 135 | 31 | 24.8 | 45.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 4 | 131 | 30* | 16.24 | 39.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 9.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 25* | 25.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 109.7 | 14 | 456 | 23 | 19.83 | 4.16 | 28.6 |
| 2024/25 | 29.5 | 0 | 172 | 7 | 24.57 | 5.83 | 25.3 |
| 2023/24 | 60 | 4 | 300 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | 2 | 109 | 3 | 36.33 | 4.95 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | 20 | 1 | 120 | 2 | 60 | 6 | 60 |
| 2020/21 | 57 | 3 | 390 | 8 | 48.75 | 6.84 | 42.8 |
| 2019/20 | 6.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 4.31 | — |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 0 | 87 | 0 | — | 6.69 | — |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 24 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 4.8 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.