Stephen James
Representative pathway — 6 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Regional representative — 35 matches (+4.0)
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 58.2 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.41 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 127.
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.69.
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 44 matches (0.41 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 38 × 40% · Batting 50 × 30% · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.27 for the level played (3rd grade 2 · Club 7 · 4th grade 12 · 5th grade and below 23). 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: 18 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.45 per match.
- Batting
- 897 runs in 41 innings, adjusted average 24.0, strike rate 58.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 43 wickets in 33 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 1.30 per match at 17.5, economy 3.69, strike rate 28.5.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 897 runs in 41 inns @ 24.01 (SR 58.25) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 127, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 43 wkts @ 17.51 (econ 3.69, SR 28.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-31 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 2 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 20 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 60 | 24 | 300 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 1 | 435 | 127 | 43.14 | 163.53 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 10 | 1 | 193 | 60 | 21.23 | 279.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 2 | 119 | 29* | 11.57 | 112.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 56 | 15.6 | 205.26 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 15.33 | 2.56 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | 43 | 5 | 142 | 8 | 17.75 | 3.3 | 32.3 |
| 2019/20 | 16 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 28 | 5.25 | 32 |
| 2018/19 | 95 | 13 | 359 | 25 | 14.36 | 3.78 | 22.8 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | 1 | 122 | 4 | 30.5 | 3.81 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
How does Stephen compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.