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PLAYER CAREER

Bob Simpson

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenAustralia1957–1978
64Internationals
4,905Career runs
10Centuries
73Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
62
Innings
111
Runs
4,869
Average
46.81
Strike rate
—
Highest score
311
Not outs
7
100s
10
50s
27
Ducks
8
4s
—
6s
2
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
62
Innings
84
Balls
6,881
Maidens
253
Runs conceded
3,001
Wickets
71
Average
42.26
Economy
2.61
Strike rate
96.91
Best innings
5/57
Best match
8/97
4 wickets
3
5 wickets
2
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
62
Innings
117
Catches
110
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
110
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
110
Dismissals / inns
0.940
Best innings
4 (4ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches
2
Innings
2
Runs
36
Average
18.00
Strike rate
67.92
Highest score
23
Not outs
0
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
0
4s
3
6s
1
Balls faced
53

Bowling

Matches
2
Innings
2
Balls
102
Maidens
0
Runs conceded
95
Wickets
2
Average
47.50
Economy
5.58
Strike rate
51.00
Best innings
2/30
Best match
2/30
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
—

Fielding

Matches
2
Innings
2
Catches
4
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
4
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
4
Dismissals / inns
2.000
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

64 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1978-04-28Australia v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1978-04-15Australia v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 198 runs
1978-04-12Australia v West IndiesODIAustralia won by 2 wickets
1978-03-31Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 3 wickets
1978-03-17Australia v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 9 wickets
1978-03-03Australia v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 106 runs
1978-02-22Australia v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 44 runs
1978-01-28Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 47 runs
1978-01-07Australia v IndiaTestIndia won by inns & 2 runs
1977-12-30Australia v IndiaTestIndia won by 222 runs
1977-12-16Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 2 wickets
1977-12-02Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 16 runs

Australia

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Runs by seasonTest · annual total
1,3811,0366903450Runs1957: 86 runs8619571958: 50 runs501960: 168 runs16819601961: 468 runs4681962: 173 runs17319621963: 274 runs2741964: 1,381 runs1,38119641965: 525 runs5251966: 513 runs51319661967: 466 runs4661968: 27 runs2719681977: 317 runs3171978: 421 runs4211978Season
Wickets by seasonTest · annual total
108520Wickets1960: 3 wickets319601961: 10 wickets101962: 1 wickets119621963: 8 wickets81964: 10 wickets1019641965: 5 wickets51966: 8 wickets819661967: 7 wickets71968: 8 wickets819681977: 3 wickets31978: 8 wickets81978Season
Exact yearly figures · 13 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
197871342110032.38—12270—11862.873.38111.50
19773631717652.8343.30112807325348.663.7777.33
196812272013.5025.0000101082812.121.6943.00
19675946610951.77—22—0—8727.572.8857.42
19664651322585.50—21—1—5831.752.8267.37
196561152520152.50—13—0—9564.802.43159.80
196414261,38131160.04—371351—171061.702.23165.60
1963482749139.14—02130—7834.622.6777.62
1962241737143.25—02190—41144.003.17272.00
19618144689233.42—05—0—121037.902.4393.20
1960241689256.00—01120—4322.332.0964.00
195845502310.00—00—0—00N/AN/AN/A
195723866043.00—01—0—00N/AN/AN/A

ODI

Runs by seasonODI · annual total
36271890Runs1978: 36 runs361978Season
Wickets by seasonODI · annual total
22100Wickets1978: 2 wickets21978Season
Exact yearly figures · 1 seasons
ODI archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
197822362318.0067.920031532247.505.5851.00
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v South Africa · Johannesburg

  2. Best recorded bowling · 5/57

    Test v England · Sydney

  3. Highest recorded innings · 311 runs

    Test v England · Manchester

  4. Latest available scorecard

    Test v West Indies · Kingston