Simon Bolger
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 27 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.4 over 13 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
9 of 11 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 23% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.48 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 17.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.29.
- ✓ Safe hands — 13 catches in 27 matches (0.48 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 57 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 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 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 4 run outs (3 direct, 1 assisted) in 27 matches — 0.63 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 13 innings at 8.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 38 wickets in 27 matches — 1.41 per match at 17.8, economy 3.29, strike rate 32.5.
Fielding — imported matches (27)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 27 imported |
| Batting | 95 runs in 13 inns @ 8.43 (SR 5) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 29, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 38 wkts @ 17.82 (econ 3.29, SR 32.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-25 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 ct, 4 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 17 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 27 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 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 3.6 | 94.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 2 | 77 | 29 | 12.03 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 75.2 | 9 | 305 | 13 | 23.46 | 4.06 | 34.7 |
| 2024/25 | 130.5 | 22 | 372 | 25 | 14.88 | 2.85 | 31.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
How does Simon compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.