Saul Simpson Player Profile

Saul Simpson

Full Name: Saul Simpson

Role: Right Hand Bat, Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler

Born: 6 August 1970

Club Debut: v Thorpe 'A' 8 June 1985

Nickname: Simmo

Education: Hellesdon High School

Sixes Hit: 43

Ducks: 59

Drayton Highest Score: 136* v Rollesby 17th May 1998

Drayton Best Bowling: 5-16 v Hockering 12th July 1998

Best Season Batting: 1029 runs - 1990 - Avge 36.75

Best Season Bowling: 41 wickets - 1998 - Avge 21.12

500 Runs In A Season: 5 times

40 Wickets In A Season: 1 time

Honours won:1988 Reepham Cup winners, 1989 RG Carter Cup winners, 1990 Peter Taylor Cup winners, 1991 Peter Taylor Cup runners up, 1991 Ruth Watling Cup winners, 1991 Norfolk League Division Three runners up, 1992 Ruth Watling Cup winners, 1992 RG Carter Cup winners, 1993 Norfolk League Division Two winners, 1994 Peter Taylor Cup runners up, 1995 Peter Taylor Cup runners up, 1998 Peter Taylor Cup runners up, 1999 Norfolk League KO Plate runners up, 2002 Norfolk League Division Two runners up, 2004 Mid Norfolk League Peter Parfitt Division Runners Up, 2006 Ken Ottaway Shield Winners, 2007 Mid Norfolk League Alf Mace Division Runners Up

Other Information: Features in the club record 3rd wicket partnership. First team captain 2002-2004. Club leading run scorer in 1990, 1997 & 1998. Club leading wicket taker in 1998 & 2001 (joint).

Saul Simpson Career Record

Year M I NO Runs HS Avge 100 50 ct st Overs M Runs W Avge BB 4Wi
1985 8 6 2 10 6 2.50

3
3 0 19 0

1986 21 21 2 219 27 11.53

5
3.1 1 11 2 5.50 1-0

1987 19 18 3 150 31* 10.00

5
1 0 24 0

1988 34 28 7 360 70* 17.14
2 5
20 3 79 4 19.75 2-24

1989 38 35 12 387 31 16.83

6
103.4 7 402 19 21.16 3-7

1990 37 37 9 1029 80 36.75
5 11
82.4 6 401 10 40.10 2-2

1991 38 37 9 602 70* 21.50
1 10
119.3 9 544 31 17.55 4-22 2
1992 30 30 8 365 72* 16.59
1 8
24.1 0 148 4 37.00 2-25

1993 32 30 9 357 55 17.00
1 12
60.3 4 246 15 16.40 5-56 1
1994 28 26 2 498 47 20.75

6
89.5 7 402 13 30.92 4-33 1
1995 16 14 3 179 36 16.27

3
66.1 10 251 19 13.21 5-33 2
1996 28 26 5 518 76 24.66
1 12
85.1 5 427 16 26.69 4-36 1
1997 30 29 3 740 85 28.46
6 2
125.3 8 624 25 24.96 4-16 1
1998 34 31 8 747 136* 32.48 1 2 10
185 19 866 41 21.12 5-16 5
1999 25 23 6 331 54 19.47
1 7
90.1 6 497 12 41.42 3-22

2000 5 4 0 73 34 18.25

1
29.3 7 69 7 9.86 3-9

2001 26 26 4 462 55 21.00
1 11
137.2 9 816 29 28.14 4-14 2
2002 13 12 3 114 29 12.66

4
45 3 206 5 41.20 2-25

2003 33 26 7 370 38 19.47

6
100.4 11 454 22 20.64 3-16

2004 24 19 6 233 34 17.92

5
94.2 10 416 24 17.33 5-19 2
2005 19 15 2 227 41 17.46

3
100.4 9 454 20 22.70 4-36 2
2006 23 15 4 301 47 27.36

79 6 379 13 29.15 4-35 1
2007 6 4 2 34 16* 17.00

2
25 1 108 5 21.60 4-31 1
2008 2 1 1 23 23*

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