Brandon James (28)
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 23 matches (+3.4)
- ● Body of work — 63 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 61.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.26.
- ✓ Safe hands — 23 catches in 63 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 44 × 40% · Batting 35 × 30% · Bowling 50 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (1st grade 12 · 3rd grade 9 · Club 40 · 4th grade 2). 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: 22 catches + 7 run outs (7 direct, 0 assisted) in 63 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- 701 runs in 44 innings, adjusted average 19.9, strike rate 61.0. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 80 wickets in 62 matches bowled in (of 63 played) — 1.29 per match at 18.7, economy 3.26, strike rate 34.3.
Fielding — imported matches (63)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 63 imported |
| Batting | 701 runs in 44 inns @ 19.91 (SR 60.98) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 71, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 80 wkts @ 18.66 (econ 3.26, SR 34.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-25 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 ct, 7 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 30 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 63.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 36.75 | 80.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 11 | 4 | 244 | 71* | 30.25 | 1355.56 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 32 | 21.6 | 264.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 15 | 4 | 193 | 63* | 16.3 | 804.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 14.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 32* | 9.12 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | — |
| 2015/16 | 31 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 41.67 | 4.03 | 62 |
| 2014/15 | 39 | 9 | 130 | 3 | 43.33 | 3.33 | 78 |
| 2013/14 | 118.7 | 20 | 405 | 11 | 36.82 | 3.41 | 64.7 |
| 2012/13 | 101.7 | 21 | 293 | 21 | 13.95 | 2.88 | 29 |
| 2011/12 | 113.3 | 16 | 400 | 35 | 11.43 | 3.53 | 19.4 |
| 2010/11 | 25 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 17 | 2.04 | 50 |
| 2009/10 | 28 | 3 | 80 | 4 | 20 | 2.86 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
How does Brandon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.