James Neary
Bowling – Opening Bowler
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Ovens Valley United Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
47/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Proficient
52/100
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 91 imported matches (+1.8)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 6.4 over 65 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
high
Batting
Vulnerable to the straight ball
24 of 48 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
medium
Batting
High duck rate
Out for 0 in 28% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.4.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.84.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 47 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 52 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 31 catches + 4 run outs (3 direct, 1 assisted) in 91 matches — 0.38 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 65 innings at 6.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 126 wickets in 89 matches bowled in (of 91 played) — 1.42 per match at 17.4, economy 2.84, strike rate 36.8.
Fielding — imported matches (91)
31
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.34
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
1
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
35
Total dismissals
0.38
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
330
Runs (65 inns)
6.4
Avg (adj)
51.44
Strike rate
56
High score
17
Not outs
10
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
126
Wickets (773.2 ov)
2.84
Economy
17.43
Average
180
Maidens
0.15
Extras / over
36.8
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 91 imported |
| Batting | 330 runs in 65 inns @ 6.4 (SR 51.44) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 56, 18 ducks |
| Bowling | 126 wkts @ 17.43 (econ 2.84, SR 36.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-56 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 31 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 35 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.34
Catches / match
0.38
Dismissals / match
Across 91 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 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 54.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.41 | 20.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12* | 7 | 41.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4.33 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 8.44 | 63.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 12* | 2.81 | 42.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 1 | 90 | 56 | 6.89 | 52.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 9 | 3 | 106 | 30 | 15.7 | 123.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 4.98 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2025/26 | 87.5 | 6 | 355 | 18 | 19.72 | 4.06 | 29.2 |
| 2024/25 | 99.5 | 17 | 352 | 16 | 22 | 3.54 | 37.3 |
| 2023/24 | 66 | 22 | 150 | 11 | 13.64 | 2.27 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | 13 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 1.75 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 28 | 2 | 93 | 4 | 23.25 | 3.32 | 42 |
| 2020/21 | 21 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 1.62 | 63 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1.43 | 21 |
| 2018/19 | 91.3 | 24 | 220 | 14 | 15.71 | 2.41 | 39.1 |
| 2017/18 | 103.7 | 21 | 355 | 17 | 20.88 | 3.42 | 36.6 |
| 2016/17 | 66.7 | 19 | 128 | 11 | 11.64 | 1.92 | 36.4 |
| 2015/16 | 114.3 | 30 | 267 | 20 | 13.35 | 2.34 | 34.3 |
| 2013/14 | 25.2 | 6 | 81 | 3 | 27 | 3.22 | 50.3 |
| 2011/12 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 4.88 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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