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Bob Simpson

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
AustraliaAUS
FULL NAMERobert Baddeley Simpson
BORN03 Feb 1936, Marrickville Sydney New South Wales
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSLegbreak googly
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSAustralia
TEST
Cap 209
DEBUTDec 1957
LATESTApr 1978
ODI
Cap 44
DEBUTFeb 1978
LATESTApr 1978
◈ INSIGHTSDay 241 / 365
1

The Venues tab ranks every ground Robert has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

2

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Robert.

3

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Robert most over their career.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
4905
AVERAGE
46.27
STRIKE RATE
101.64
HIGH SCORE
311
100S
10
50S
27
SIXES
3
INNINGS
113
WICKETS
73
ECONOMY
3.04

Recent form

All matches →
19787 matches
421
AVG 32.38 · SR 99.06 · HS 100 · 100s 1 · 50s 28 wkts
▼ AVG -13.89 vs career  ·  ▼ -20.45 vs 1977  ·  SR -2.58
19773 matches
317
AVG 52.83 · SR 43.31 · HS 176 · 100s 1 · 50s 13 wkts
▲ AVG +6.56 vs career  ·  SR -58.33
1964Career best
1381
AVG 60.04 · SR 87.85 · 100s 3
▲ AVG +13.77 vs career
1968Career worst · 1 matches
27
AVG 13.50 · SR 25.00
▼ AVG -32.77 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 60 MATCHES
4869
AVG 46.82  ·  SR 102.25  ·  HS 311  ·  100s 10  ·  WKTS 71
ODI · 2 MATCHES
36
AVG 18.00  ·  SR 67.92  ·  HS 23  ·  WKTS 2
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1964
1381 runs · avg 60.04
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1961
10 wickets · econ 2.72

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
6667687778
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1978742132.3899.061
1977331752.8343.311
196812713.5025.000
1967546651.78250.542
1966451385.50118.482

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
1405avg 50.18 · SR 62.75
India
1125avg 53.57 · SR 77.53
West Indies
1079avg 38.54 · SR 155.25
South Africa
980avg 39.20 · SR 270.72
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England19140550.1862.753112916View→
India11112553.5777.531764623View→
West Indies16107938.54155.252011620View→
South Africa1498039.20270.721531613View→
Pakistan231679.00464.711532—1View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Adelaide Oval
805avg 73.18 · HS 225
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
627avg 33.00 · HS 176
Melbourne Cricket Ground
530avg 44.17 · HS 92
Old Trafford
370avg 123.33 · HS 311
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Adelaide Oval680573.18128.18225354View→
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium1262733.0055.981762110View→
Melbourne Cricket Ground753044.1745.4592—54View→
Old Trafford2370123.3349.40311115View→
Brisbane Cricket Ground435544.38129.0992—45View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches