James Simons (11)
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 55 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.4 over 49 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 55 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 12% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 63 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.36 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 55 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 49 innings at 7.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 45 wickets in 54 matches bowled in (of 55 played) — 0.83 per match at 19.6, economy 4.89, strike rate 24.1.
Fielding — imported matches (55)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 55 imported |
| Batting | 233 runs in 49 inns @ 7.38 (SR 34) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 30, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 45 wkts @ 19.6 (econ 4.89, SR 24.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 ct, 3 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 55 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 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 20 | 2 | 119 | 30* | 6.55 | 35.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 11* | 4.86 | 30.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 11* | 3.78 | 19.77 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 30 | 3 | 119 | 9 | 13.22 | 3.97 | 20 |
| 2025/26 | 73.5 | 5 | 327 | 19 | 17.21 | 4.45 | 23.2 |
| 2023/24 | 18 | 0 | 101 | 6 | 16.83 | 5.61 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | 2 | 335 | 11 | 30.45 | 5.68 | 32.2 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.