James Dempsey (28)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.0 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.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (4 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.37 keeping dismissals (WK catches + stumpings) per match. Work standing-up takes and leg-side stumpings — the fastest way for a keeper to add value.
0.51 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 21 catches in 41 matches (0.51 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 78 × 40% · Batting 43 × 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 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 15 catches + 0 stumpings + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.39 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 619 runs in 38 innings, adjusted average 18.0, strike rate 63.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 12 wickets from 54.8 overs across 15 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.29 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 619 runs in 38 inns @ 18 (SR 62.96) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 4×50, HS 93, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 17.33 (econ 3.79, SR 27.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-2 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 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 22 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 41 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 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 33* | 17.27 | 59.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 29.5 | 70.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 35 | 10.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 10 | 1 | 304 | 93 | 33.44 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 9 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 9.88 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 19.5 | 2.79 | 42 |
| 2014/15 | 22.8 | 1 | 104 | 7 | 14.86 | 4.55 | 19.6 |
| 2013/14 | 18 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 21.67 | 3.61 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.