Born in Pretoria in 1989, Simon Ross Harmer made his senior debut with Eastern Province in 2009 and now plays for Essex County Cricket Club. He has also played for Border cricket team. He plays as a bowler. His honours include Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2026 Cricket 24203South Africa | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 120 | 349 | 20 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 16 | 1 |
| 2026 TestsSouth Africa | 2 | 117 | 235 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 291 | 587 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 4 | 418 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | – | 33 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2025 TestsSouth Africa | 4 | 52 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 429 | 1,029 | 36 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 79 | 8 | 767 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 TestsSouth Africa | 4 | 85 | 293 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 290 | 532 | 17 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 240 | 4 | 391 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | – | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2021 TestsSouth Africa | 2 | 78 | 157 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 197 | 425 | 17 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 115 | 4 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | – | 24 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 2015 TestsSouth Africa | 4 | 48 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 435 | 848 | 22 | – | – | 1 | – | 97 | 6 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | – | – | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 2014 TestsSouth Africa | 1 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 153 | 300 | 12 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 44 | 2 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Career7 seasons | 18 | 391 | 983 | 37 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 83 | 1,915 | 4,070 | 134 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 763 | 30 | 3,042 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 143 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 46 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).
5 matches, 8 innings: 135 runs at 22.5, SR 47, HS 82, 1 × 50. 31 wkts at 18.2, best 6/16
| Match | Inns | Bat | How out | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v Australia27 Oct · Cricket 24203 | 1st | 0* (7) | not out | 4/104 (37) |
| 2nd | 1 (3) | bowled | 6/16 (21.1) | |
| v Australia18 Oct · Tests | 1st | 82 (157) | bowled | 0/9 (5.3) |
| 2nd | – | 2/93 (39) | ||
| v Australia9 Oct · Tests | 1st | 35* (75) | not out | 1/68 (28.2) |
| 2nd | 0 (3) | caught | 1/121 (25) | |
| v India22 Nov · Tests | 1st | 5 (17) | bowled | 3/64 (27) |
| 2nd | – | 6/37 (23) | ||
| v India14 Nov · Tests | 1st | 5 (5) | bowled | 4/30 (15.2) |
| 2nd | 7 (20) | bowled | 4/21 (14) |
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| 3rd Test v AustraliaW 716-540 27 Oct | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 120 | 349 | 20 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 16 | 1 |
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| HomeHome or away, 1W | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 120 | 349 | 20.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 9.0 | 2.0 | 277 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 6.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 16.0 | 1.0 |
| WinsResult, 1W | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 120 | 349 | 20.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 9.0 | 2.0 | 277 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 6.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 16.0 | 1.0 |
| Regular seasonStage, 1W | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 120 | 349 | 20.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 9.0 | 2.0 | 277 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 6.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 16.0 | 1.0 |
| AustraliaOpponent, 1W | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 120 | 349 | 20.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 9.0 | 2.0 | 277 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 6.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 16.0 | 1.0 |
| Newlands, Cape TownGround, 1W | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 120 | 349 | 20.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 9.0 | 2.0 | 277 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 6.0 | – | 1.0 | – | 16.0 | 1.0 |
