James Nicholson (17)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.6 over 41 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.1 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 6.26 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 17 × 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 41). 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: 6 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 41 innings at 4.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.40 per match at 40.0, economy 6.26, strike rate 38.3.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 132 runs in 41 inns @ 4.63 (SR 16.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 11, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 40 (econ 6.26, SR 38.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-36 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 8 ct, 1 RO, 2 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 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15 | 2 | 65 | 11 | 4.91 | 20.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4* | 2.25 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2.39 | 11.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 9* | 6.06 | 23.53 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 | 0 | 244 | 5 | 48.8 | 6.42 | 45.6 |
| 2021/22 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 36.5 | 7.3 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | 20 | 0 | 128 | 4 | 32 | 6.4 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | 34.2 | 0 | 195 | 5 | 39 | 5.71 | 41 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.