James Middlebrook
Representative pathway — 9 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 21 matches (+8.4)
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 56.9 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Economy of 3.27 is excellent but a wicket every 67 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
0.52 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 3.27.
- ✓ Safe hands — 11 catches in 21 matches (0.52 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 60 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 33 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.85 for the level played (1st grade 21). 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: 11 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.62 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 23.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 10 wickets in 15 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 0.67 per match at 36.7, economy 3.27, strike rate 67.4.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 455 runs in 22 inns @ 23.5 (SR 56.92) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 74, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 10 wkts @ 36.7 (econ 3.27, SR 67.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 11 ct, 2 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 15 | 3 | 216 | 45 | 17.28 | 54.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 7 | 0 | 239 | 74 | 34.14 | 191.2 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 96.3 | 15 | 312 | 10 | 31.2 | 3.24 | 57.8 |
| 2003/04 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 0 | — | 3.44 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.