James McCarthy (19)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.2 over 11 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 13 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
7 of 9 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.66 for the level played (State competition 4 · Club 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.31 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 6.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 11 wickets in 13 matches — 0.85 per match at 16.9, economy 3.21, strike rate 31.6.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 58 runs in 11 inns @ 6.23 (SR 33.33) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 16, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 16.91 (econ 3.21, SR 31.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-22 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 3 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3.5 | 22.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16* | 12.44 | 164.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 23 | 7 | 64 | 2 | 32 | 2.78 | 69 |
| 2018/19 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 3.75 | 48 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2016/17 | 21 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 13.6 | 3.24 | 25.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.