Laughlan James (30)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 8 matches (+3.2)
- ● Body of work — 47 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 3.9 over 24 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 20 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.
Out for 0 in 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.2.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.18.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 58 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.41 for the level played (Rep Div 1 8 · Club 39). 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: 8 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 47 matches — 0.21 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 3.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 54 wickets in 47 matches — 1.15 per match at 14.2, economy 3.18, strike rate 26.8.
Fielding — imported matches (47)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 47 imported |
| Batting | 80 runs in 24 inns @ 3.89 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 14, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 54 wkts @ 14.22 (econ 3.18, SR 26.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-8 · 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 47 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 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 4.29 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 4.86 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 43 | 4 | 149 | 5 | 29.8 | 3.47 | 51.6 |
| 2010/11 | 67 | 7 | 239 | 16 | 14.94 | 3.57 | 25.1 |
| 2009/10 | 88.3 | 15 | 280 | 23 | 12.17 | 3.17 | 23 |
| 2008/09 | 43 | 12 | 100 | 10 | 10 | 2.33 | 25.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Laughlan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.