Benjamin James
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
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Competitions
Registered with:
STC South Camberwell Cricket Club · Wesley College · Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
14/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
52/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
45/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 7 matches (+1.1)
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 13.2 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 18.0.
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 26 matches (0.35 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 52 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 45 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.48 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Club 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 4 run outs (1 direct, 3 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.50 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 13.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 1.00 per match at 18.0, economy 3.92, strike rate 27.5.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
9
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.35
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
3
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
13
Total dismissals
0.5
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
194
Runs (22 inns)
13.23
Avg (adj)
57.23
Strike rate
25
High score
11
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
25
Wickets (114.7 ov)
3.92
Economy
18
Average
19
Maidens
0.15
Extras / over
27.5
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 194 runs in 22 inns @ 13.23 (SR 57.23) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 25, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 18 (econ 3.92, SR 27.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 4 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.35
Catches / match
0.5
Dismissals / match
Across 26 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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | 11 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 6 | 115 | 19 | 10.73 | 58.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 25* | 18.89 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 12 | — |
| 2025/26 | 92.8 | 8 | 418 | 15 | 27.87 | 4.5 | 37.1 |
| 2023/24 | 21.3 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.22 | 12.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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