James Slade
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 68 imported matches (+1.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.5 over 58 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.18 dismissals per match across 68 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.89.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 69 × 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 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 68 matches — 0.18 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 58 innings at 13.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 158 wickets in 67 matches bowled in (of 68 played) — 2.36 per match at 11.4, economy 2.89, strike rate 23.7.
Fielding — imported matches (68)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 68 imported |
| Batting | 680 runs in 58 inns @ 13.54 (SR 16.02) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 66, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 158 wkts @ 11.4 (econ 2.89, SR 23.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-6 · 8 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 0 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 12 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 68 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 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8* | 6.22 | 37.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 2 | 92 | 35 | 11.04 | 64.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 1 | 163 | 62 | 13.5 | 16300 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 2 | 201 | 66 | 16.41 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | 3 | 210 | 46* | 13.61 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 34.7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 11.29 | 2.28 | 29.7 |
| 2025/26 | 126.8 | 29 | 469 | 30 | 15.63 | 3.7 | 25.4 |
| 2024/25 | 96 | 11 | 340 | 26 | 13.08 | 3.54 | 22.2 |
| 2023/24 | 172 | 30 | 403 | 42 | 9.6 | 2.34 | 24.6 |
| 2022/23 | 194 | 39 | 510 | 53 | 9.62 | 2.63 | 22 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.