A promising fast bowler who can swing the ball, James Pattinson made big strides in the 2009-10 season. He announced himself in an FR Cup game against New South Wales when he took 6 for 48, the best figures ever by a Victorian in a domestic one-day game, breaking Graeme Watson's 40-year-old record. Stress fractures in his foot meant he was not part of the end of Victoria's season, but he did enough in his few appearances to excite the Victorian selectors, who in the next few years will need to replace an ageing fast-bowling group including Shane Harwood, Damien Wright and Dirk Nannes.