Simon Katich
82Australia · OP · 2001 to 2006 · on scorecards: SM Katich
BATTING
- Matches
- 45
- Innings
- 42
- Runs
- 1324
- Average
- 35.78
- Strike rate
- 68.74
- High score
- 107*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 9
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Simon Katich played 44 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2006. The first came against Zimbabwe at Melbourne Cricket Ground, and the last against West Indies at Kinrara Academy Oval in 2006.
The highest score in the archive is 107 not out from 142 balls against Sri Lanka at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2006, in a match Australia won. In all: 1 hundred, 9 fifties. At home the average was 39.8 across 22 ODIs; away it was 32.4 across 17 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 390 runs at 55.7 in 8 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 49 runs at 9.8. Australia won 33 of the ODIs Simon Katich played and lost 11.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107* | 142 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 82 | 110 | Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 79 | 90 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 76 | 86 | West Indies | Adelaide Oval | 2005 | Won |
| 60 | 78 | Sri Lanka | Docklands Stadium | 2006 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 228 | 28.50 | 0/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 390 | 55.71 | 1/4 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 198 | 28.29 | 0/2 |
| India | 5 | 40 | 20.00 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 122 | 61.00 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 4 | 159 | 39.75 | 0/1 |
| ICC World XI | 2 | 105 | 52.50 | 0/1 |
| England | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 22 | 677 | 39.82 | 1/6 |
| Away | 17 | 519 | 32.44 | 0/3 |
| Neutral | 5 | 128 | 32.00 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 6 | 49 | 9.80 | 0/0 |
| Docklands Stadium | 4 | 190 | 47.50 | 0/2 |
| Kinrara Academy Oval | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0/0 |
| Adelaide Oval | 3 | 184 | 61.33 | 0/3 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 3 | 100 | 50.00 | 0/1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2001 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2006 at Kinrara Academy Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 August 1975
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm wrist-spin
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,926
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 63.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 71.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 112.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 63.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 67.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,479 balls faced in that period.
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