James Sparrow (28)
Bowling – Opening Bowler
U15 (2012/13)
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Teams played for
Competitions
Registered with:
Clifton Hill Cricket Club · Dennis Cricket Club · Northcote Cricket Club · North Alphington Cricket Club · Preston Druids Cricket Club · North West Cricket Club Inc · Preston Cricket Club · Victorian Metropolitan Cricket Union · North Metro Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1997
(inferred from U15 eligibility, 2012/13 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2013/14 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
39/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Advance
60/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 59 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 59.0 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.17.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 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 20). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 18 catches + 5 run outs (3 direct, 2 assisted) in 59 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 52 innings at 20.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 113 wickets in 56 matches bowled in (of 59 played) — 2.02 per match at 15.2, economy 3.17, strike rate 28.7.
Fielding — imported matches (59)
18
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.31
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
2
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
23
Total dismissals
0.39
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
916
Runs (52 inns)
20.33
Avg (adj)
58.95
Strike rate
80
High score
8
Not outs
5
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
113
Wickets (540.2 ov)
3.17
Economy
15.16
Average
112
Maidens
0.2
Extras / over
28.7
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 59 imported |
| Batting | 916 runs in 52 inns @ 20.33 (SR 58.95) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 80, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 113 wkts @ 15.16 (econ 3.17, SR 28.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-44 · 6 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 ct, 5 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.31
Catches / match
0.39
Dismissals / match
Across 59 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 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 25 | 14.8 | 105.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 2 | 228 | 41* | 18.61 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 0 | 199 | 43 | 19.9 | 58.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 25 | 20 | 157.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 40 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 62 | 30 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 49 | 25 | 275.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19* | 19.44 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 23.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 31 | 7 | 92 | 7 | 13.14 | 2.97 | 26.6 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 14.29 | 5.88 | 14.6 |
| 2024/25 | 143.5 | 27 | 451 | 20 | 22.55 | 3.14 | 43.1 |
| 2023/24 | 140.8 | 38 | 382 | 40 | 9.55 | 2.71 | 21.1 |
| 2022/23 | 35.8 | 10 | 104 | 14 | 7.43 | 2.9 | 15.4 |
| 2020/21 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 15.33 | 2.88 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 20 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 27 | 2.7 | 60 |
| 2018/19 | 38 | 7 | 147 | 5 | 29.4 | 3.87 | 45.6 |
| 2017/18 | 39 | 6 | 152 | 10 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 23.4 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
| 2014/15 | 22 | 7 | 65 | 0 | — | 2.95 | — |
| 2012/13 | 36 | 6 | 113 | 5 | 22.6 | 3.14 | 43.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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