Simon Townsend
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
The Entrance Cricket Club · Cricketers Club of NSW · Kings Langley Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
50/100
Batting
Proficient
45/100
Bowling
Proficient
56/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 70 imported matches (+1.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Strike rotation needs urgent work
Strike rate of 63.6 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.53 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 11.9.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.52.
- ✓ Safe hands — 37 catches in 70 matches (0.53 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 50 × 40% · Batting 45 × 30% · Bowling 56 × 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 17). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 17 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 37 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 70 matches — 0.56 per match.
- Batting
- 595 runs in 50 innings, adjusted average 16.7, strike rate 63.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 110 wickets in 68 matches bowled in (of 70 played) — 1.62 per match at 12.0, economy 2.52, strike rate 28.4.
Fielding — imported matches (70)
37
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.53
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
39
Total dismissals
0.56
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
595
Runs (50 inns)
16.66
Avg (adj)
63.58
Strike rate
67
High score
20
Not outs
8
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
110
Wickets (521 ov)
2.52
Economy
11.95
Average
114
Maidens
0.02
Extras / over
28.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 70 imported |
| Batting | 595 runs in 50 inns @ 16.66 (SR 63.58) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 67, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 110 wkts @ 11.95 (econ 2.52, SR 28.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-10 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 37 ct, 2 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 39 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.53
Catches / match
0.56
Dismissals / match
Across 70 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 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36* | 36 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 9 | 3 | 148 | 44 | 21.93 | 67.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 350 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10* | 5.76 | 25.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 3 | 150 | 67* | 48 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4* | 3.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 13* | 4.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 9 | 2 | 159 | 39* | 21.59 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 47.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | — | 5.38 | — |
| 2025/26 | 74.3 | 11 | 308 | 16 | 19.25 | 4.14 | 27.9 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | 1.61 | 17.8 |
| 2022/23 | 30.7 | 1 | 119 | 9 | 13.22 | 3.88 | 20.4 |
| 2020/21 | 11.2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 16.8 |
| 2019/20 | 51.7 | 11 | 119 | 15 | 7.93 | 2.3 | 20.7 |
| 2018/19 | 57.5 | 10 | 118 | 8 | 14.75 | 2.05 | 43.1 |
| 2017/18 | 62.8 | 19 | 95 | 14 | 6.79 | 1.51 | 26.9 |
| 2016/17 | 19 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 9.4 | 2.47 | 22.8 |
| 2015/16 | 60 | 16 | 118 | 7 | 16.86 | 1.97 | 51.4 |
| 2014/15 | 94 | 25 | 213 | 19 | 11.21 | 2.27 | 29.7 |
| 2012/13 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 66 |
| 2011/12 | 17 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 8.8 | 2.59 | 20.4 |
| 2010/11 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 3.13 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
How does Simon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.