Archer Simmons (18)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 12 matches (+4.8)
- ● Regional representative — 10 matches (+1.5)
- ● Body of work — 64 imported matches (+1.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 36 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 64 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 25% 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 17.1.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 11 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.44 for the level played (Rep Div 1 12 · 3rd grade 2 · Club 19 · 4th grade 8). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 41 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 6 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 64 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 36 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 82 wickets in 61 matches bowled in (of 64 played) — 1.34 per match at 17.1, economy 3.92, strike rate 26.2.
Fielding — imported matches (64)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 64 imported |
| Batting | 147 runs in 36 inns @ 5.33 (SR 32.14) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 22, 9 ducks |
| Bowling | 82 wkts @ 17.13 (econ 3.92, SR 26.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-10 · 3 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 64 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 | 17 | 6 | 2.31 | 36.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 22* | 7.91 | 42.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 5.33 | 40.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 101.7 | 6 | 507 | 24 | 21.13 | 4.99 | 25.4 |
| 2024/25 | 124.3 | 18 | 537 | 27 | 19.89 | 4.32 | 27.6 |
| 2023/24 | 101 | 25 | 284 | 23 | 12.35 | 2.81 | 26.3 |
| 2022/23 | 31 | 6 | 77 | 8 | 9.63 | 2.48 | 23.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Archer compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.