James Burston
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (5 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.44 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 23 catches in 52 matches (0.44 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 29 × 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 52). 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: 23 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 50 innings at 23.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 3 wickets from 25.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 52 played) — 0.06 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 1033 runs in 50 inns @ 23.14 (SR 128.89) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 5×50, HS 71, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 3 wkts @ 49.33 (econ 5.92, SR 50) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 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 23 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 53 | 13.33 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 16 | 2 | 259 | 48 | 18.21 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 17 | 4 | 506 | 71 | 36.77 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 58 | 36.5 | 162.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 30 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 5.33 | 54 |
| 2008/09 | 14 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 40 | 5.71 | 42 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.