James Needham (28)
★ Div 1 Rep
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U15 (2012/13)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Gladesville RSL Junior Cricket Club · Vikings Cricket Club · West Epping Cricket Club · Northern District Junior Cricket Association
District represented:
Northern District (Green Shield — NSW Premier Cricket)
· Northern Districts (junior rep association)
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1997
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2012/13 season)
Green Shield:
1 season(s) played
(first 2012/13) · last GS year 2013/14 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
21/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Needs Work
13/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
67/100
Representative pathway — 20 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Green Shield below age (1 season(s), +4)
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 18 matches (+7.2)
- ● Regional representative — 24 matches (+3.6)
- ● Body of work — 61 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 15.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
medium
Fielding
Low overall fielding impact
0.16 dismissals per match across 61 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.73.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 67 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.51 for the level played (Rep Div 1 26 · 3rd grade 7 · Club 19 · 4th grade 9). 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: 9 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 61 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 43 innings at 15.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 91 wickets in 56 matches bowled in (of 61 played) — 1.62 per match at 14.0, economy 2.73, strike rate 30.7.
Fielding — imported matches (61)
9
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.15
Catches / match
1
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
10
Total dismissals
0.16
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
541
Runs (43 inns)
15.21
Avg (adj)
15.63
Strike rate
69
High score
9
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
91
Wickets (466.2 ov)
2.73
Economy
13.97
Average
104
Maidens
0.12
Extras / over
30.7
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 61 imported |
| Batting | 541 runs in 43 inns @ 15.21 (SR 15.63) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 69, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 91 wkts @ 13.97 (econ 2.73, SR 30.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-27 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 1 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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.15
Catches / match
0.16
Dismissals / match
Across 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 19 | 5 | 212 | 69 | 14.09 | 662.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 2 | 122 | 49 | 27.11 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 36 | 8.36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 46* | 21.12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 272.2 | 57 | 774 | 59 | 13.12 | 2.84 | 27.7 |
| 2011/12 | 66 | 13 | 207 | 11 | 18.82 | 3.14 | 36 |
| 2010/11 | 66 | 19 | 159 | 16 | 9.94 | 2.41 | 24.8 |
| 2009/10 | 62 | 15 | 131 | 5 | 26.2 | 2.11 | 74.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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