James Black
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 7 imported matches (+0.1)
Critical recommendations
4 of 7 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.
72% of runs come in boundaries yet the strike rate is modest — between boundaries the scoreboard stalls. Add strike rotation to keep bowlers from settling.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 46 × 40% · Batting 48 × 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
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 4 catches + 1 stumpings + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 7 matches — 0.86 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 170 runs in 7 innings, adjusted average 24.3, strike rate 88.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 6.0 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 7 played) — 0.14 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (7)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 7 imported |
| Batting | 170 runs in 7 inns @ 24.29 (SR 88.08) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 37, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 19 (econ 3.17, SR 36) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 1 RO, 1 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 7 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 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 88.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 37 | 24.5 | 88.02 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 3.17 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
How does James compare?
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