Simon Blanks
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 59 balls (SR 85), then 50 to 100 in just 46 (SR 109) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 61.5 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.18 dismissals per match across 40 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 119.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 16 × 40% · Batting 53 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 22). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 22 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- 933 runs in 41 innings, adjusted average 25.0, strike rate 61.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 1.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 933 runs in 41 inns @ 24.98 (SR 61.47) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 3×50, HS 119, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 2, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 0 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 71.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 2 | 277 | 61 | 20.93 | 55.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 1 | 199 | 113 | 32.49 | 66.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 1 | 304 | 119* | 59.11 | 143.4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 7.33 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 10.63 | 134.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49.21 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Simon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.