Simon Katich
On scorecards: SM Katich
In-game rating: 91/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Simon Katich played 56 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2010. The first came against England at Headingley, with scores of 15 and 0, and the last against England at Adelaide Oval in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,392 runs at 44.6 in 47 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 157 from 332 balls against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2008, in a match Australia won. In all: 10 hundreds, 25 fifties.
At home the average was 44.2 across 21 Tests; away it was 45.4 across 33 Tests. The most runs came against India: 1,088 runs at 47.3 in 14 Tests. Brisbane Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 303 runs at 50.5. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 26 of the Tests Simon Katich played and lost 16, with 14 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 56 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | 332 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2008 | Won |
| 131* | 245 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2008 | Won |
| 125 | 166 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2004 | Drawn |
| 122 | 261 | England | Sophia Gardens | 2009 | Drawn |
| 118 | 229 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 2005 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/65 | 25.5 | Zimbabwe | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 3/34 | 10 | Pakistan | Bellerive Oval | 2010 | Won |
| 3/45 | 11.2 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 2009 | Won |
| 2/9 | 3 | South Africa | Newlands | 2009 | Lost |
| 2/22 | 8 | India | Adelaide Oval | 2003 | Lost |
Best in a match: 6/90 against Zimbabwe (2003).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1,088 | 47.30 | 2/6 | 6 | 52.17 |
| England | 13 | 701 | 31.86 | 1/4 | 1 | 77.00 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 643 | 80.38 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 7 | 621 | 56.45 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 6 | 557 | 46.42 | 1/5 | 5 | 10.80 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 398 | 49.75 | 1/3 | 3 | 19.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 126 | 21.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0/1 | 6 | 15.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 1,504 | 44.24 | 3/11 | 14 | 25.86 |
| Away | 33 | 2,497 | 45.40 | 7/12 | 7 | 39.00 |
| Neutral | 2 | 187 | 46.75 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47 | 3,392 | 44.63 | 8/20 | 18 | 31.83 |
| 2010s | 9 | 796 | 46.82 | 2/5 | 3 | 20.67 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 5 | 303 | 50.50 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 364 | 60.67 | 1/3 | 6 | 29.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 273 | 39.00 | 0/2 | 4 | 20.25 |
| Lord's | 3 | 311 | 51.83 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 3 | 287 | 47.83 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 198 | 39.60 | 0/2 | 1 | 47.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 2001 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2010 at Adelaide Oval
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