Simon Black
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 40.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.79.
- ✓ Safe hands — 16 catches in 37 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 68 × 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 16 catches + 5 run outs (2 direct, 3 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.57 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 38 innings at 17.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 58 wickets in 37 matches — 1.57 per match at 18.3, economy 3.79, strike rate 29.0.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 554 runs in 38 inns @ 17.26 (SR 40.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 52, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 58 wkts @ 18.31 (econ 3.79, SR 29) |
| Best / 5WI | 7-45 · 2 five-fors |
| Fielding | 16 ct, 5 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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 31* | 10.05 | 31.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 3 | 142 | 28 | 12.32 | 42.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 2 | 338 | 52 | 25.54 | 43.9 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 53.7 | 8 | 162 | 15 | 10.8 | 3.02 | 21.5 |
| 2024/25 | 95.3 | 11 | 380 | 23 | 16.52 | 3.99 | 24.9 |
| 2023/24 | 131.3 | 15 | 520 | 20 | 26 | 3.96 | 39.4 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
How does Simon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.