James Richards
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 51 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 64.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 0 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.45 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 51 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting 50 × 30% · 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 51). 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 + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 51 matches — 0.49 per match.
- Batting
- 1,143 runs in 48 innings, adjusted average 27.3, strike rate 64.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 1 wicket from 0.3 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 51 played) — 0.02 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (51)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 51 imported |
| Batting | 1143 runs in 48 inns @ 27.29 (SR 64.61) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 6×50, HS 89, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 1 wkts @ 0 (econ 0, SR 2) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 23 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 25 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38* | 38 | 131.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 9 | 0 | 172 | 73 | 19.11 | 69.08 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | 3 | 252 | 89 | 37.33 | 62.53 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 2 | 151 | 37* | 20.51 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 43 | 20.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 1 | 237 | 50* | 46.08 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 45 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.