james connolly
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.2 over 39 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.79 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.05 catches per match over 44 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.
Out for 0 in 26% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 39 × 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 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 39 innings at 7.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 0.59 per match at 43.1, economy 5.79, strike rate 44.6.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 242 runs in 39 inns @ 7.16 (SR 34.7) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 43.05 (econ 5.79, SR 44.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-22 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 2 | 113 | 27* | 7.95 | 42.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 5.55 | 35.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 23* | 7.75 | 77.01 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 3.6 | — |
| 2025/26 | 16.8 | 1 | 136 | 6 | 22.67 | 8.08 | 16.8 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 0 | 312 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 67 | 2 | 348 | 5 | 69.6 | 5.19 | 80.4 |
| 2022/23 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does james compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.