Vanessa Simpson (19)
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 54 imported matches (+1.1)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.5 over 39 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
15 of 29 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.06 catches per match over 54 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 26% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 5 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 22 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.40 for the level played (State competition 7 · Rep Div 1 13 · Club 34). 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: 3 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 54 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 39 innings at 8.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 38 matches bowled in (of 54 played) — 0.45 per match at 24.0, economy 4.21, strike rate 34.2.
Fielding — imported matches (54)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 54 imported |
| Batting | 264 runs in 39 inns @ 8.5 (SR 55.32) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 44, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 24 (econ 4.21, SR 34.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 3 ct, 3 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 8 | 2 | 82 | 44* | 12.81 | 96.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9* | 2.78 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 16 | 3 | 138 | 38 | 10.24 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8* | 2.89 | 1300 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8* | 7 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 51 | 4.64 | 66 |
| 2019/20 | 17 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 91 | 5.35 | 102 |
| 2018/19 | 45 | 1 | 205 | 11 | 18.64 | 4.56 | 24.5 |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 2.21 | 84 |
| 2016/17 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Vanessa compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.