James Martin
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 19.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
12 of 24 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.
Only 0.00 catches per match over 38 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 12% 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 15.5.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 20 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 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
- ×0.36 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 27). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 0 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.00 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 32 innings at 19.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 61 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 1.69 per match at 15.5, economy 4.72, strike rate 19.7.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 510 runs in 32 inns @ 19.92 (SR 19.12) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 77, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 61 wkts @ 15.46 (econ 4.72, SR 19.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-20 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 0 ct, 0 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.
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 10 | 3 | 91 | 21* | 11.83 | 910 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 5 | 396 | 77* | 28.11 | 825 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 88.8 | 2 | 362 | 27 | 13.41 | 4.08 | 19.7 |
| 2024/25 | 89 | 2 | 511 | 27 | 18.93 | 5.74 | 19.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 | 1.87 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 10.5 | 6 | 10.5 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.