James Waller
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 38 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.8 over 34 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.74 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 28 catches in 38 matches (0.74 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 45 × 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 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 6 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 28 catches + 2 stumpings + 4 run outs (1 direct, 3 assisted) in 38 matches — 0.89 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 34 innings at 13.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 5 wickets from 44.3 overs across 7 matches bowled in (of 38 played) — 0.13 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (38)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 38 imported |
| Batting | 381 runs in 34 inns @ 13.84 (SR 68.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 77, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 5 wkts @ 34 (econ 3.83, SR 53.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-70 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 28 ct, 4 RO, 2 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 34 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 55 | 16.2 | 188.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 2 | 154 | 77 | 16.55 | 119.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15* | 13.13 | 48.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4* | 1.75 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 342.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 26.33 | 272.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 14 | 0 | 63 | 0 | — | 4.5 | — |
| 2023/24 | 28 | 3 | 100 | 5 | 20 | 3.57 | 33.6 |
| 2019/20 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.