Darcy Simpson (27)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 49 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.8 over 33 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
13 of 24 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.
Out for 0 in 15% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.0.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.66.
- ✓ Safe hands — 18 catches in 49 matches (0.37 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 43 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 67 × 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 31). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 18 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 49 matches — 0.39 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 33 innings at 8.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 49 wickets in 41 matches bowled in (of 49 played) — 1.20 per match at 17.0, economy 3.66, strike rate 27.9.
Fielding — imported matches (49)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 49 imported |
| Batting | 229 runs in 33 inns @ 8.83 (SR 80.19) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 49 wkts @ 16.98 (econ 3.66, SR 27.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-17 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 18 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 19 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 49 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 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13* | 8 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 7.32 | 107.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 26 | 11.84 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 6.33 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6.25 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27* | 27 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 23 | 5 | 92 | 9 | 10.22 | 4 | 15.3 |
| 2025/26 | 96.2 | 20 | 327 | 21 | 15.57 | 3.4 | 27.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.8 | 7 | 123 | 10 | 12.3 | 3.25 | 22.7 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 9 | 208 | 7 | 29.71 | 3.68 | 48.4 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 5.33 | 27 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 9 | — |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
How does Darcy compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.