A) drive;
B) vote;
C) rent an R16 movie?
If you answered all of the above, you would be right.
The 22-year-old is closing in on 50 one-day games for Otago, which is quite extraordinary, really.
You might say she skipped the internship and the polite conversation around the water cooler in favour of mucking it.
It can be a tough way to learn the job.
She was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when she made her debut in December, 2014.
Canterbury held on to win a tense game by six runs in Rangiora.
James, who works as a sports co-ordinator at Balmacewen Intermediate, was listed at No 10 but was not required that day.
But just getting the opportunity to play against the likes of Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu or alongside Suzie Bates and Katey Martin was inspiring.
It was Bates who sort of talked her into playing cricket in the first place.
James grew up in Arrowtown and met Bates while at primary school.
‘‘I was a tennis and football player but her and Emma Campbell came to school and [encouraged me].
‘‘I moved to St Hilda’s that year and they said to go and see Rosie [cricket coach Neil Rosenberg] and I got into it.’’
She captained the school team to a national title in 2016.
A quick look at James’ returns for the Sparks over the years might leave you with the wrong impression. In 45 one-day games she has scored 529 runs at an average of 13.92.
It is certainly not a flash record. But when you consider the majority of those games were played when she was in her teens, it is no surprise her average is low.
And the good sign is her career scores are on the right trajectory.
She scored a breakthrough half century in 2019-20 and followed up with another last season.
James already has one on the board this summer, and it was a good one as well.
Her fortunes, like the team’s, appear to be turning.
The Sparks snapped a 21-game losing streak in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with back-to-back wins against the Central Hinds in Nelson two weeks ago.
‘‘It was a pretty nice feeling to be honest. It was satisfying to see everyone contribute something during the course of the weekend.’’
James notched a half century in the opening game and was thrilled with her start.
‘‘I just felt really confident in my game. I think this pre-season has been awesome to get to where I’m at, and I’m kind of following on from the end of last season which probably helped as well.’’
She has made some changes to her grip but ‘‘just knowing you’ve done all the work gives you the confidence to trust yourself and go out and have some fun’’.
‘‘That is the key thing which has helped me.’’
Otago and Central Districts will play back-to-back games at the University Oval this weekend.
