James Fordham (17)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.3 over 33 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 20 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.
Out for 0 in 24% 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 10.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.82.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 26 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 73 × 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 51). 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: 11 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.25 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 33 innings at 8.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 35 wickets in 46 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 0.76 per match at 10.2, economy 2.82, strike rate 21.8.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 197 runs in 33 inns @ 8.32 (SR 44.32) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 35 wkts @ 10.23 (econ 2.82, SR 21.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 28* | 17.92 | 93.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 12.04 | 55.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 12 | 3 | 57 | 23 | 5.94 | 39.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 12 | 5.85 | 24.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 29 | 5 | 94 | 12 | 7.83 | 3.24 | 14.5 |
| 2020/21 | 25 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 9.67 | 2.32 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | 32 | 1 | 118 | 3 | 39.33 | 3.69 | 64 |
| 2018/19 | 38 | 5 | 77 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.03 | 16.3 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 3.67 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.