James Barker
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 13 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.0 over 7 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
3 of 4 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.
0.23 dismissals per match across 13 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.70.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 35 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 30%. 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 3 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 13 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 7 innings at 10.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 20 wickets in 12 matches bowled in (of 13 played) — 1.67 per match at 18.4, economy 3.70, strike rate 29.8.
Fielding — imported matches (13)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 13 imported |
| Batting | 49 runs in 7 inns @ 10 (SR 43.86) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 24, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 20 wkts @ 18.35 (econ 3.7, SR 29.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 0 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 13 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 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0.56 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10.5 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.91 | 13.2 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 | 3 | 154 | 6 | 25.67 | 3.65 | 42.2 |
| 2021/22 | 15 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 11.83 | 4.73 | 15 |
| 2019/20 | 19 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 2.42 | 114 |
| 2017/18 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 27.5 | 6.11 | 27 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does James compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.