Simon Close (34)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U18 (2009/10)
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Hamilton District Cricket Association - Representative · Geelong West Cricket Club · Leopold Cricket Club · St Peters Cricket Club · Country West Country · Pigeon Ponds Cricket Club · St Andrews (Hamilton) Cricket Club · College Cricket Club · Grampians Cricket Club · Casterton District Cricket Association · Hamilton District Cricket Association
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 1991
(inferred from U18 eligibility, 2009/10 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2007/08 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
13/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
41/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Not enough data
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 8 matches (+1.2)
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.48 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 21 matches (0.48 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 41 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 7 · Rep Div 2 1 · Club 13). 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: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 22.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 14 wickets from 57.0 overs across 11 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 1.27 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
4
Ct (field)
6
Ct (WK)
0.48
Catches / match
0
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
10
Total dismissals
0.48
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
456
Runs (22 inns)
22.61
Avg (adj)
115.73
Strike rate
78
High score
2
Not outs
1
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
14
Wickets (57 ov)
5.16
Economy
21
Average
5
Maidens
0.18
Extras / over
24.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 456 runs in 22 inns @ 22.61 (SR 115.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 78, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 21 (econ 5.16, SR 24.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-33 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 10 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.48
Catches / match
0.48
Dismissals / match
Across 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 64.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40* | 40 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 6 | 1 | 162 | 78 | 31.5 | 221.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 7 | 0 | 167 | 59 | 23.86 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 23 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 17.67 | 5.3 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 2011/12 | 31 | 2 | 170 | 8 | 21.25 | 5.48 | 23.3 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 8 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pathway benchmark
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