Simon Armstrong
Representative pathway — 11 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 34 matches (+10.0)
- ● Regional representative — 3 matches (+0.4)
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
21 of 29 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Economy of 3.86 is excellent but a wicket every 49 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Bowling average (31.2) beats batting average (25.2) — selection case is as a bowling all-rounder; protect bowling workload first.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 125.
- ✓ Safe hands — 14 catches in 37 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 49 × 40% · Batting 53 × 30% · Bowling 34 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.77 for the level played (1st grade 29 · 2nd grade 6 · 3rd grade 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 14 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.41 per match.
- Batting
- 773 runs in 38 innings, adjusted average 25.2. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 37 played) — 1.00 per match at 31.2, economy 3.86, strike rate 48.6.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 773 runs in 38 inns @ 25.16 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 4×50, HS 125, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 31.2 (econ 3.86, SR 48.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 14 ct, 1 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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 7 | 1 | 129 | 36 | 21.06 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 73* | 28 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 14 | 3 | 460 | 125 | 39.9 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 34 | 9.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2* | 1.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 78.7 | 19 | 288 | 7 | 41.14 | 3.66 | 67.4 |
| 2005/06 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 16.33 | 4.08 | 24 |
| 2004/05 | 87.7 | 16 | 336 | 12 | 28 | 3.83 | 43.8 |
| 2003/04 | 24 | 3 | 107 | 3 | 35.67 | 4.46 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004/05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Simon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.