James Taylor
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 53.4 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 21 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.22.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 12 innings at 17.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 31 wickets in 20 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 1.55 per match at 15.8, economy 3.22, strike rate 29.5.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 172 runs in 12 inns @ 17.92 (SR 53.39) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 35, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 31 wkts @ 15.81 (econ 3.22, SR 29.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 21 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 | 8 | 2 | 109 | 35* | 17.03 | 59.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 33 | 19.69 | 116.67 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 109.3 | 24 | 332 | 25 | 13.28 | 3.04 | 26.2 |
| 2024/25 | 37 | 10 | 131 | 6 | 21.83 | 3.54 | 37 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.