How many Test runs has Bob Simpson scored?

Bob Simpson has 4,869 runs in 111 Test innings from 62 matches at an average of 46.81. Highest score: 311.

What is Bob Simpson's Test batting average?

Bob Simpson's Test batting average is 46.81, from 4,869 runs and 111 innings.

How many Test wickets has Bob Simpson taken?

Bob Simpson has taken 71 wickets in Test from 62 matches at a bowling average of 42.26. Best innings: 5/57.

How many ODI runs has Bob Simpson scored?

Bob Simpson has 36 runs in 2 ODI innings from 2 matches at an average of 18.00 and a strike rate of 67.92. Highest score: 23.

How many international centuries does Bob Simpson have?

Bob Simpson has 10 international hundreds: 10 in Test.

Which teams has Bob Simpson played international cricket for?

Bob Simpson is recorded for Australia in this publication.

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Bob Simpson

All-rounder · 1957 to 1978 · 64 internationals

Australia

Test62 matches ODI2 matches

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64Internationals

4,905Runs

10Hundreds

73Wickets

114Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2
ODI	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	8/97	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2	0
ODI	2	2	102	0	95	2	2/30	2/30	47.50	5.58	51.00	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	62	117	110	0	110	0.940	4 (4ct 0st)
ODI	2	2	4	0	4	2.000	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Bob Simpson: Test and ODI stats

Test

62 matches · 1957-1978

4,869runs

Matches: 62
Average: 46.81
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 10
Highest: 311
Fifties: 27

71 wickets · bowling average 42.26

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ODI

2 matches · 1978-1978

36runs

Matches: 2
Average: 18.00
Strike rate: 67.92
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 23
Fifties: 0

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Where the career sits

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	111	111	84	84	1957-12-23	1978-04-28	Complete
ODI	2	2	2	2	1978-02-22	1978-04-12	Complete

Questions fans ask about Bob Simpson

How many Test runs has Bob Simpson scored?: Bob Simpson has 4,869 runs in 111 Test innings from 62 matches at an average of 46.81. Highest score: 311.
What is Bob Simpson's Test batting average?: Bob Simpson's Test batting average is 46.81, from 4,869 runs and 111 innings.
How many Test wickets has Bob Simpson taken?: Bob Simpson has taken 71 wickets in Test from 62 matches at a bowling average of 42.26. Best innings: 5/57.
How many ODI runs has Bob Simpson scored?: Bob Simpson has 36 runs in 2 ODI innings from 2 matches at an average of 18.00 and a strike rate of 67.92. Highest score: 23.
How many international centuries does Bob Simpson have?: Bob Simpson has 10 international hundreds: 10 in Test.
Which teams has Bob Simpson played international cricket for?: Bob Simpson is recorded for Australia in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1978-04-28	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1978-04-15	Australia v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 198 runs
1978-04-12	Australia v West Indies	ODI	Australia won by 2 wickets
1978-03-31	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 3 wickets
1978-03-17	Australia v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 9 wickets
1978-03-03	Australia v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by inns & 106 runs
1978-02-22	Australia v West Indies	ODI	West Indies won by 44 runs
1978-01-28	Australia v India	Test	Australia won by 47 runs
1978-01-07	Australia v India	Test	India won by inns & 2 runs
1977-12-30	Australia v India	Test	India won by 222 runs
1977-12-16	Australia v India	Test	Australia won by 2 wickets
1977-12-02	Australia v India	Test	Australia won by 16 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1957 to 1978

Bob Simpson in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

4,869Runs

46.81Bat avg

-Strike rate

71Wickets

42.26Bowl avg

2.61Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	8/97	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	62	117	110	0	110	0.940	4 (4ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught60 · 54.1%

Bowled24 · 21.6%

LBW14 · 12.6%

Run out5 · 4.5%

Stumped1 · 0.9%

Not out7 · 6.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

158.0328 inns

253.7642 inns

325.004 inns

430.663 inns

541.5313 inns

633.2816 inns

79.502 inns

84.333 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

250runs

25.00average

-strike rate

250s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

8wickets

58.62average

3.27economy

107.50strike rate

3/45best

Test record by situation

complete career

Bob Simpson: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	19	31	3	1,405	311	50.17	-	-	2	9	5	-	2
West Indies	15	28	2	1,043	201	40.11	-	-	1	6	2	-	0
South Africa	15	27	2	980	153	39.20	-	-	1	6	1	-	0
India	11	21	0	1,125	176	53.57	-	-	4	6	0	106	0
Pakistan	2	4	0	316	153	79.00	-	-	2	0	0	31	0
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
West Indies	14	25	1,839	55	846	18	4/83	47.00	2.76	102.16	1	0
England	16	24	1,828	79	838	16	5/57	52.37	2.75	114.25	1	1
India	11	19	1,624	60	647	23	5/59	28.13	2.39	70.60	1	1
South Africa	9	13	1,218	45	533	13	2/10	41.00	2.62	93.69	0	0
Pakistan	2	3	372	14	137	1	1/47	137.00	2.20	372.00	0	0
All	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2

Bob Simpson: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	28	52	3	2,443	225	49.85	-	-	5	16	5	184	1
Away	34	59	4	2,426	311	44.10	-	-	5	11	3	-	1
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	25	41	3,265	81	1,406	34	5/57	41.35	2.58	96.02	0	2
Away	27	43	3,616	172	1,595	37	4/23	43.10	2.64	97.72	3	0
All	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2

Bob Simpson: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	31	31	0	1,491	311	48.09	-	-	4	6	3	-	1
2nd innings of the match	31	31	0	1,692	225	54.58	-	-	4	10	3	-	1
3rd innings of the match	27	27	2	1,087	103	43.48	-	-	1	9	0	-	0
4th innings of the match	22	22	5	599	115	35.23	-	-	1	2	2	-	0
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	20	20	1,278	33	568	15	5/57	37.86	2.66	85.20	0	1
2nd innings of the match	26	26	2,289	87	1,047	23	4/23	45.52	2.74	99.52	2	0
3rd innings of the match	23	23	2,138	86	900	24	4/83	37.50	2.52	89.08	1	0
4th innings of the match	15	15	1,176	47	486	9	5/59	54.00	2.47	130.66	0	1
All	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2

Bob Simpson: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	17	28	1	1,567	225	58.03	-	-	4	9	0	-	1
No. 2	24	42	3	2,097	311	53.76	-	-	4	10	3	-	1
No. 3	3	4	1	75	55*	25.00	-	-	0	1	2	5	0
No. 4	2	3	0	92	85	30.66	-	-	0	1	0	4	0
No. 5	8	13	0	540	176	41.53	-	-	2	2	1	-	0
No. 6	13	16	2	466	76	33.28	-	-	0	4	2	-	0
No. 7	2	2	0	19	17	9.50	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8	3	3	0	13	6	4.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	22	38	4	2,015	225	59.26	-	-	6	11	3	-	1
Lost	15	30	0	714	94	23.80	-	-	0	3	1	-	0
Drawn	24	41	3	2,048	311	53.89	-	-	4	12	3	-	1
Tied	1	2	0	92	92	46.00	-	-	0	1	1	7	0
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	16	29	2,570	93	1,057	36	5/57	29.36	2.46	71.38	1	2
Lost	15	24	1,379	50	711	14	3/45	50.78	3.09	98.50	0	0
Drawn	20	29	2,812	108	1,190	18	4/45	66.11	2.53	156.22	2	0
Tied	1	2	120	2	43	3	2/18	14.33	2.15	40.00	0	0
All	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2

Bob Simpson: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1957	2	3	1	86	60	43.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
1958	4	5	0	50	23	10.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
1960	2	4	1	168	92	56.00	-	-	0	1	1	12	0
1961	8	14	0	468	92	33.42	-	-	0	5	1	-	0
1962	2	4	0	173	71	43.25	-	-	0	2	0	19	0
1963	4	8	1	274	91	39.14	-	-	0	2	2	13	0
1964	14	26	3	1,381	311	60.04	-	-	3	7	2	135	1
1965	6	11	1	525	201	52.50	-	-	1	3	0	-	0
1966	4	6	0	513	225	85.50	-	-	2	1	0	-	1
1967	5	9	0	466	109	51.77	-	-	2	2	0	-	0
1968	1	2	0	27	20	13.50	108	25.00	0	0	0	1	0
1977	3	6	0	317	176	52.83	732	43.30	1	1	0	28	0
1978	7	13	0	421	100	32.38	-	-	1	2	1	27	0
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1960	2	4	192	3	67	3	2/18	22.33	2.09	64.00	0	0
1961	8	12	932	44	379	10	4/23	37.90	2.43	93.20	1	0
1962	2	4	272	7	144	1	1/52	144.00	3.17	272.00	0	0
1963	4	7	621	16	277	8	5/57	34.62	2.67	77.62	0	1
1964	12	17	1,656	77	617	10	4/45	61.70	2.23	165.60	1	0
1965	5	9	799	31	324	5	4/83	64.80	2.43	159.80	1	0
1966	3	5	539	26	254	8	2/10	31.75	2.82	67.37	0	0
1967	5	8	402	7	193	7	3/44	27.57	2.88	57.42	0	0
1968	1	2	344	15	97	8	5/59	12.12	1.69	43.00	0	1
1977	3	5	232	3	146	3	1/11	48.66	3.77	77.33	0	0
1978	7	11	892	24	503	8	3/45	62.87	3.38	111.50	0	0
All	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2

Bob Simpson: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Melbourne Cricket Ground	10	17	2	643	109	42.86	1,365	47.10	1	5	2	56	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	7	14	1	425	91	32.69	-	-	0	2	1	24	0
Adelaide Oval	6	11	0	805	225	73.18	-	-	3	5	1	52	1
Brisbane Cricket Ground	4	8	0	355	92	44.37	-	-	0	4	1	32	0
Queen's Park Oval	4	7	1	192	72	32.00	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
The Wanderers Stadium	4	7	1	254	65	42.33	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
Bourda	2	4	0	101	67	25.25	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Headingley	2	4	0	59	30	14.75	-	-	0	0	0	8	0
Kensington Oval	2	4	0	232	201	58.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
Kingsmead	2	4	0	121	94	30.25	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Lord's	2	4	1	30	15*	10.00	-	-	0	0	2	-	0
Old Trafford	2	4	1	370	311	123.33	-	-	1	1	0	32	1
Newlands	2	3	0	174	153	58.00	-	-	1	0	0	14	0
Sabina Park	2	3	0	73	46	24.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
St George's Park	2	3	0	70	35	23.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	-	10	27	8	-	2

Bob Simpson: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	9	14	944	21	389	8	3/44	48.62	2.47	118.00	0	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	6	11	1,008	34	373	15	5/57	24.86	2.22	67.20	0	2
Adelaide Oval	5	8	660	11	336	4	1/40	84.00	3.05	165.00	0	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	4	6	501	13	217	5	2/18	43.40	2.59	100.20	0	0
Queen's Park Oval	3	5	539	14	261	7	4/83	37.28	2.90	77.00	1	0
Bourda	2	4	306	15	146	2	1/34	73.00	2.86	153.00	0	0
Sabina Park	2	4	240	8	133	2	1/15	66.50	3.32	120.00	0	0
Headingley	2	3	120	5	82	0	0/11	N/A	4.10	N/A	0	0
Kennington Oval	2	3	120	9	33	1	1/14	33.00	1.65	120.00	0	0
Kensington Oval	2	3	186	8	89	1	1/30	89.00	2.87	186.00	0	0
Old Trafford	2	3	232	12	103	5	4/23	20.60	2.66	46.40	1	0
The Wanderers Stadium	2	3	157	4	109	5	2/10	21.80	4.16	31.40	0	0
All	62	84	6,881	253	3,001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 10

Five-wicket innings 2

Best Test performances

Bob Simpson: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
311	743	41.85	23	1	England	Old Trafford	1964-07-23
225	427	52.69	18	1	England	Adelaide Oval	1966-01-28
201	-	-	-	0	West Indies	Kensington Oval	1965-05-05
176	355	49.57	17	0	India	WACA Ground	1977-12-16
153	-	-	13	0	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	1964-10-24
153	-	-	12	0	South Africa	Newlands	1966-12-31
115	-	-	15	0	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	1964-10-24
109	186	58.60	8	0	India	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1967-12-30
103	-	-	12	0	India	Adelaide Oval	1967-12-23
100	200	50.00	6	0	India	Adelaide Oval	1978-01-28

Bob Simpson: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
5/57	120	3	2.85	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1963-01-11
5/59	184	5	1.92	India	Sydney Cricket Ground	1968-01-26
4/23	70	4	1.97	England	Old Trafford	1961-07-27
4/45	168	12	1.60	India	Eden Gardens	1964-10-17
4/83	221	5	2.25	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1965-03-26
3/38	160	10	1.42	India	Sydney Cricket Ground	1968-01-26
3/44	112	3	2.35	India	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1967-12-30
3/45	84	2	3.21	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1978-04-15
2/10	24	1	2.50	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1966-12-23
2/18	56	2	1.92	West Indies	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1960-12-09

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1978-04-28	West Indies	46	1/38 & 0/44	Sabina Park	Match drawn
1978-04-15	West Indies	36 & 6	0/40 & 3/45	Queen's Park Oval	West Indies won by 198 runs
1978-03-31	West Indies	67 & 4	1/34 & 1/70	Bourda	Australia won by 3 wickets
1978-03-17	West Indies	9 & 17	1/30	Kensington Oval	West Indies won by 9 wickets
1978-03-03	West Indies	0 & 14	0/65	Queen's Park Oval	West Indies won by inns & 106 runs
1978-01-28	India	100 & 51	0/33 & 1/70	Adelaide Oval	Australia won by 47 runs
1978-01-07	India	38 & 33	0/34	Sydney Cricket Ground	India won by inns & 2 runs
1977-12-30	India	2 & 4	1/11 & 0/22	Melbourne Cricket Ground	India won by 222 runs
1977-12-16	India	176 & 39	1/50 & 1/41	WACA Ground	Australia won by 2 wickets
1977-12-02	India	7 & 89	0/22	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Australia won by 16 runs

ODI CAREER · 1978 to 1978

Bob Simpson in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

36Runs

18.00Average

67.92Strike rate

0Hundreds

0Fifties

23Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	2	2	102	0	95	2	2/30	2/30	47.50	5.58	51.00	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	2	2	4	0	4	2.000	2 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs from boundaries

Fours12 · 33.3%

Sixes6 · 16.7%

Other runs18 · 50.0%

ODI record by situation

complete career

Bob Simpson: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
West Indies	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1
All	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

Bob Simpson: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Away	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1
All	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

Bob Simpson: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Chasing	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1
All	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

Bob Simpson: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 6	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1
All	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

Bob Simpson: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Won	1	1	23	23	23.00	29	79.31	1	1
Lost	1	1	13	13	13.00	24	54.16	2	0
All	2	2	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	3	1

Bob Simpson: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1978	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1
All	2	2	0	36	23	18.00	53	67.92	0	0	0	3	1

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1978-04-12	West Indies	23	2/30	Castries	Australia won by 2 wickets
1978-02-22	West Indies	13	0/65	Antigua Recreation Ground	West Indies won by 44 runs