James Byrne
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 36 balls (SR 139), then 50 to 100 in just 28 (SR 179) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 17 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 50.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Going at 7.85 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.12 catches per match over 17 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.
Out for 0 in 13% 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 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 40 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 17 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 15 innings at 15.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 17 matches — 0.94 per match at 34.8, economy 7.85, strike rate 26.6.
Fielding — imported matches (17)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 17 imported |
| Batting | 182 runs in 15 inns @ 15.37 (SR 50) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 0×50, HS 104, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 34.81 (econ 7.85, SR 26.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 17 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 | 10 | 1 | 176 | 104* | 19.36 | 82.24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4* | 1.92 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 52 | 1 | 402 | 13 | 30.92 | 7.73 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 19 | 0 | 155 | 3 | 51.67 | 8.16 | 38 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.