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Debut v Waverley, 1981-82 (10 Oct 1981)Last game v Carlton, 1986-87 (14 Mar 1987)Player no. 438 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1984: did not bat v Footscray in 1982: 6 v Northcote
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Debut v Waverley, 1981-82 (10 Oct 1981)Last game v Carlton, 1986-87 (14 Mar 1987)Player no. 438 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1984: did not bat v Footscray in 1982: 6 v Northcote
30
Matches
506
Runs
16.32
Average
82*
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
6
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Richmond | 3 | 63 | 31 | 15.75 | |
 Northcote | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9.00 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 28 | 14* | 14.00 | |
 Essendon | 3 | 27 | 24 | 13.50 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6.25 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 84 | 57 | 28.00 | 1 |
 Ringwood | 2 | 48 | 37* | 48.00 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 45 | 39 | 15.00 | |
 Carlton | 2 | 38 | 38 | 19.00 | |
 Melbourne | 2 | 16 | 9* | 8.00 | |
 Footscray | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | |
 Prahran | 1 | 82 | 82* | – | 1 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | 76 | 31 | 12.67 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 101 | 38 | 12.63 | 2 | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 91 | 39 | 13.00 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 82* | – | 1 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 125 | 57 | 41.67 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4.75 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1981-82 to 1986-87: 18th of 38 for runs, 19th of 38 for matches, 22nd of 33 for catches, 15th of 23 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 93rd of 321 for runs, 104th of 345 for matches, 147th of 279 for catches, 79th of 126 for batting average.
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| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 24 | 3 | 268 | 39 | 12.76 | 5 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 13 | 3 | 238 | 82* | 23.80 | 2 | 3 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 4 times.
Most often dismissed by: Jackson (2), Corcoran (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 3 | 183 | 57 | 22.88 | 1 | 3 |
| In losses | 25 | 3 | 299 | 82* | 13.59 | 1 | 5 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 14 | 3 | 231 | 82* | 21.00 | 1 | 3 |
| Batting second | 14 | 1 | 213 | 57 | 16.38 | 1 | 3 |
| Second innings of the match | 9 | 2 | 62 | 24 | 8.86 | 2 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 13 | 15 | 292 | 82* | 26.55 |
| Schramms Reserve | 3 | 3 | 65 | 38 | 21.67 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 15.75 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9* | 8.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 3.00 |
| Western Oval | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39.00 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
The careers nearest James’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
Season by season
Runs, up Season away
The arc
Jeffrey James' best season with the bat was 1983-84: 307 runs from 15 innings at 27.91. The best ten-innings patch came in 1983-84: 267 runs at 44.50. The leanest, 1981-82 to 1982-83: 70 runs at 7.78.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty57 | 1 Nov 1983 | v Collingwood, 1983-84 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 82* | v Prahran, 1983-84 | Lost |
| 57 | v Collingwood, 1983-84 | Won |
| 39 | v St Kilda, 1983-84 | Lost |
| 38 | v Carlton, 1986-87 | Won |
| 37* | v Ringwood, 1983-84 | Won |
Opened for 2 seasons, dropped to 5th from 1983-84, moved up to open from 1986-87.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 18 | 4 | 357 | 82* | 25.50 |
| Away | 14 | 19 | 2 | 149 | 39 | 8.76 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 26 | 32 | 5 | 410 | 82* | 15.19 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37* | – |
| Weekday | 3 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 57 | 14.75 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 8 | 10 | 1 | 112 | 31 | 12.44 |
| Nov | 6 | 8 | 2 | 160 | 57 | 26.67 |
| Dec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| Jan | 8 | 10 | 2 | 144 | 82* | 18.00 |
| Feb | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9* | 4.33 |
| Mar | 3 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 38 | 17.75 |