James Bird (19)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 43 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.4 over 41 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.5 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 5.57 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.05 catches per match over 43 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.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 38 × 30%. 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 43). 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: 2 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 43 matches — 0.09 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 5.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 21 wickets in 42 matches bowled in (of 43 played) — 0.50 per match at 32.7, economy 5.57, strike rate 35.2.
Fielding — imported matches (43)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 43 imported |
| Batting | 143 runs in 41 inns @ 5.36 (SR 15.06) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 12, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 21 wkts @ 32.67 (econ 5.57, SR 35.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12* | 8.5 | 22.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 8* | 2.3 | 12.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 7* | 7.19 | 20.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 8* | 6.34 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 10.67 | 2.91 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 46.2 | 0 | 290 | 10 | 29 | 6.28 | 27.7 |
| 2018/19 | 39 | 0 | 230 | 3 | 76.67 | 5.9 | 78 |
| 2017/18 | 27 | 0 | 134 | 5 | 26.8 | 4.96 | 32.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.