James Kirk
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 29 balls (SR 172), then 50 to 100 in just 17 (SR 294) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.8 over 47 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.57 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 31 catches in 54 matches (0.57 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 12 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 23 catches + 12 stumpings + 8 run outs (2 direct, 6 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.80 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 47 innings at 14.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 6.0 overs across 5 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 0.02 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 641 runs in 47 inns @ 14.8 (SR 55.01) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 119, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 44 (econ 7.33, SR 36) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-15 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 31 ct, 8 RO, 12 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 51 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 78.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 19 | 1 | 349 | 119 | 19.34 | 107.72 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 27 | 13.2 | 48.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 3 | 92 | 16* | 9.58 | 34.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 119 | 46 | 11.9 | 45.77 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 8.4 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.