Ben James (29)
Batting – Top-Order Batter
U14 (2010/11)
SA
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Competitions
Registered with:
Glenelg Cricket Club · North Huon Warriors Cricket Club · Mylor Cricket Club · Sacred Heart College (SA)
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1996
(inferred from U14 eligibility, 2010/11 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2012/13 (ages out of U16 after this)
🏏 Century highlight · ball-by-ball
153 off 130
HCCA Men's A Grade · 2025/26 · 6×4, 16×6
· SR 118
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 77 balls (SR 65), then 50 to 100 in just 36 (SR 139) — more than double the tempo.
Scoring breakdown
120 of 153 runs (78%) in boundaries · 62% dots
Runs vs balls faced
0→20
· 35 balls · SR 57
watchful
20→40
· 25 balls · SR 80
watchful
40→50
· 17 balls · SR 59
watchful
50→60
· 6 balls · SR 167
brisk
60→80
· 10 balls · SR 200
rapid
80→100
· 20 balls · SR 100
steady
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
10/100
Batting
Elite
83/100
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 192 imported matches (+3.8)
Critical recommendations
high
Fielding
Catching return too low for selection
Only 0.11 catches per match over 192 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 35.0.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 6 hundred(s), best of 153.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 10 × 40% · Batting 83 × 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 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: 21 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 192 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- 4,027 runs in 146 innings, adjusted average 35.0, strike rate 66.4. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 207 wickets from 1085.2 overs across 157 matches bowled in (of 192 played) — 1.32 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (192)
21
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.11
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
24
Total dismissals
0.13
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
4027
Runs (146 inns)
34.95
Avg (adj)
66.4
Strike rate
153
High score
39
Not outs
3
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
207
Wickets (1085.2 ov)
2.79
Economy
14.65
Average
226
Maidens
0.14
Extras / over
31.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 192 imported |
| Batting | 4027 runs in 146 inns @ 34.95 (SR 66.4) |
| Milestones | 6×100, 24×50, HS 153, 14 ducks |
| Bowling | 207 wkts @ 14.65 (econ 2.79, SR 31.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-4 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 21 ct, 3 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.11
Catches / match
0.13
Dismissals / match
Across 192 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 | 15 | 1 | 615 | 153 | 43.73 | 77.75 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 13.5 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 3 | 471 | 79 | 30.53 | 100.43 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 0 | 521 | 85 | 40.08 | 69.19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 17 | 7 | 805 | 123* | 66.85 | 353.07 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 11 | 3 | 489 | 102 | 56.58 | 843.1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 3 | 573 | 126* | 49.7 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 2 | 161 | 42 | 19.32 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 47 | 18.96 | 85.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 15.33 | 35.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 9* | 2.98 | 22.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2.39 | 21.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 4 | 87 | 33* | 19.53 | 322.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 11 | 5 | 116 | 30* | 15.34 | 464 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 20.33 | 5.55 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 4 | 158 | 5 | 31.6 | 4.27 | 44.4 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | 13 | 379 | 12 | 31.58 | 3.87 | 49 |
| 2021/22 | 129.2 | 21 | 379 | 27 | 14.04 | 2.93 | 28.7 |
| 2020/21 | 94 | 27 | 219 | 20 | 10.95 | 2.33 | 28.2 |
| 2019/20 | 108.5 | 23 | 222 | 26 | 8.54 | 2.05 | 25 |
| 2018/19 | 77.8 | 15 | 236 | 19 | 12.42 | 3.03 | 24.6 |
| 2017/18 | 74 | 23 | 164 | 7 | 23.43 | 2.22 | 63.4 |
| 2014/15 | 20 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 17.25 | 3.45 | 30 |
| 2011/12 | 164 | 32 | 533 | 20 | 26.65 | 3.25 | 49.2 |
| 2010/11 | 132.8 | 27 | 308 | 37 | 8.32 | 2.32 | 21.5 |
| 2009/10 | 93.8 | 26 | 173 | 21 | 8.24 | 1.84 | 26.8 |
| 2008/09 | 43 | 10 | 115 | 6 | 19.17 | 2.67 | 43 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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