James Malone (28)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 13% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.21 dismissals per match across 52 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 3). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 3 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 10 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 31 innings at 19.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 34 wickets from 192.0 overs across 36 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.94 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 447 runs in 31 inns @ 19.07 (SR 56.1) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 64, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 34 wkts @ 20.94 (econ 3.71, SR 33.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-31 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 1 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 127 | 64 | 56.44 | 63.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 11.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 18* | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 | 2 | 127 | 49 | 28.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 26 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 15 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 34 | 4.53 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 19.67 | 2.81 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 3.63 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 26 | 8 | 79 | 4 | 19.75 | 3.04 | 39 |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 2.79 | 28 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | 6 | 302 | 15 | 20.13 | 4.44 | 27.2 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 14.33 | 3.31 | 26 |
| 2013/14 | 27 | 5 | 93 | 3 | 31 | 3.44 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.