James Shadbolt (20)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 87 balls (SR 57), then 50 to 100 in just 54 (SR 93) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 11 matches (+4.4)
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 45.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 18% 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 36 × 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
- ×0.47 for the level played (2nd grade 4 · 3rd grade 6 · 4th grade 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 11 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 8 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.36 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 23.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 38.0 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.14 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 617 runs in 28 inns @ 23.61 (SR 45.37) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 3×50, HS 108, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 51 (econ 5.37, SR 57) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 | 0 | 211 | 64 | 19.18 | 36.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 2 | 406 | 108 | 26.69 | 51.85 | 1 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 4 | 187 | 4 | 46.75 | 5.19 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.