James Bailey
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 17 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.4 over 7 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
2 of 4 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.
Economy of 3.75 is excellent but a wicket every 42 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
1.00 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.75.
- ✓ Safe hands — 17 catches in 17 matches (1.00 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 65 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 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 15). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 15 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 17 matches — 1.00 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 7 innings at 10.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 17 matches — 0.94 per match at 26.6, economy 3.75, strike rate 42.5.
Fielding — imported matches (17)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 17 imported |
| Batting | 51 runs in 7 inns @ 10.41 (SR 55.43) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 23, 0 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 26.56 (econ 3.75, SR 42.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 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.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 17 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 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 10.44 | 53.41 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 11 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 4.55 | 33 |
| 2025/26 | 83.3 | 20 | 317 | 11 | 28.82 | 3.8 | 45.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1.92 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 17.5 | 5 | 21 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
How does James compare?
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