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J Simpson

1955-56 to 1959-60 · 11 matches for the club

Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56 (11 Feb 1956)Last game v Richmond, 1959-60 (3 Nov 1959)Player no. 305 to appear for the club

Around this dayin 1959: 1 and 2/33 v Richmond

11

Matches

25

Runs

4.17

Average

8

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

16

Wickets

21.50

Bowling avg

4/36

Best

2

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1955-56110888.006.4 (8)33/18
1958-59663126*4.0059 (8)84/361
1959-60420542.5031 (8)52/331
Career11932584.1796.4 (8-ball)164/362

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56
  2. Highest score8v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56
  3. Best bowling4/36v Essendon, 1958-59
  4. Last matchMatch 11v Richmond, 1959-60

Runs by season

1955-56: 8 runs855-561958-59: 12 runs1258-591959-60: 5 runs559-60

Wickets by season

1955-56: 3 wickets355-561958-59: 8 wickets858-591959-60: 5 wickets559-60

Every innings, in order

501955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 81958-59 v Essendon: 21958-59 v Carlton: 1*1958-59 v Richmond: 3*1958-59 v St Kilda: 6*1958-59 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01958-59 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01959-60 v University: 41959-60 v Richmond: 1

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

Kingston Hawthorn2882.67313.003/18
Melbourne University2444.00416.502/39
Richmond243*4.00314.002/33
Essendon2222.00411.254/36
Carlton211*–187.001/43
St Kilda166*–165.001/46

Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.

Splits

By batting position
PosInnNORunsHSAvg0s
930882.672
1063176*5.67

Batted most often at 10th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks2
  • 1–97
  • 10–190
  • 20–290
  • 30–490
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

2.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.

Dismissals
  • Caught4 · 67%
  • Run out2 · 33%

Most often dismissed by: Salmon (3).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins10222.00
In losses722084.002
In draws1133*–
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins3612.002.0
In losses7929.221.3
In draws119.001.0
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first311587.50
Batting second52106*3.331
Second innings of the match10000.001
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground6317817.00821.383/18
Glenferrie Oval12000.00––0/21
Essendon Cricket Ground11222.0049.004/36
Richmond Cricket Ground11111.00216.502/33
University Oval11444.00219.502/39
Carlton Cricket Ground1111*–––0/20
Wickets taken
  • Caught7 · 44%
  • Bowled5 · 31%
  • LBW3 · 19%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 6%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)5 · 31%
  • Middle order (4–7)9 · 56%
  • Lower order (8–11)2 · 13%

Best in a match: 4/36 v Essendon, 1958-59. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1955-56 to 1959-60: 32nd of 37 for runs, 15th of 28 for wickets, 25th of 38 for matches, 31st of 33 for catches.

Under Fitzroy: 249th of 321 for runs, 76th of 172 for wickets, 166th of 345 for matches, 207th of 279 for catches.

Played like…

  • CR Duncan1953-54 · 12 m · 13 runs · 19 wkts
  • J Paterson1963-64 to 1964-65 · 15 m · 47 runs · 24 wkts
  • PD Hughes1991-92 to 1994-95 · 26 m · 31 runs · 37 wkts
  • MS Bullen2016-17 to 2017-18 · 27 m · 32 runs · 39 wkts

The careers nearest Simpson’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

The shape of the career

Season by season

1955-56: 1 match, 8 runs, 3 wickets1955-561956-57: did not play1956-571957-58: did not play1957-581958-59: 6 matches, 12 runs, 8 wickets1958-591959-60: 4 matches, 5 runs, 5 wickets1959-60

Runs, up Wickets, down Season away

The arc

J Simpson's best season with the bat was 1958-59: 12 runs from 6 innings at 4.00.

Rolling average, innings 8 to 9: 4.2 to 4.84.8

Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 6 matches
from v St Kilda, 1958-59 to v Richmond, 1959-60 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 3 matches
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56 to v Essendon, 1958-59 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 6 innings
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56 to v Richmond, 1959-60 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111955-56: 9 (1 inns, avg 8.00)1958-59: 10 (6 inns, avg 4.00)1959-60: 10 (2 inns, avg 2.50)195519581959

Batted at 9th for 1 season, dropped to 10th from 1958-59.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1955-56918.00
1958-591064.00
1959-601022.50
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home63217817.00821.38
Away561841.60821.63

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday9722184.201323.23
Weekday22143*4.00314.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct310444.00330.33
Nov110111.00216.50
Dec1000––213.50
Jan33263*6.00517.80
Feb22114814.00420.75
Mar120000.00
Favourite victims
  1. GWF Beissel × 2
  2. AJ Aylett × 1
  3. B Ogle × 1
  4. DR Cowper × 1
  5. GA English × 1
  6. GF Cormack × 1
  7. J Cosgrave × 1
  8. J Green × 1
Fielding
SeasonMCt
1955-561
1958-5961
1959-6041

Caught most off

  1. HAE Shillinglaw × 1
  2. J Simpson × 1

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