Pakistan v South Africa / Players / Craig Simmons
Full name Craig Joseph Simmons
Born December 1, 1982, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 34 years 176 days
Major teams Adelaide Strikers, New South Wales, Perth Scorchers, Western Australia, Western Australia Under-23s
Nickname Simmo
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium, Slow left-arm orthodox, Slow left-arm chinaman
Height 1.86 m
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 7 | 12 | 0 | 187 | 60 | 15.58 | 394 | 47.46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| List A | 21 | 21 | 0 | 501 | 98 | 23.85 | 708 | 70.76 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 711 | 112 | 25.39 | 495 | 143.63 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 41 | 5 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 7 | 120 | 72 | 1 | 1/37 | 1/57 | 72.00 | 3.60 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 29 | 6 | 84 | 88 | 3 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 29.33 | 6.28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Dec 20-22, 2003 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Mar 1-4, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Nov 4, 2005 scorecard |
| Last List A | New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Oct 26, 2014 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Jan 21, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers at Adelaide, Dec 31, 2015 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | HH Jaguars | v Kow Cantons | Mong Kok | 28 May 2016 | Other T20 |
| 19* | HH Jaguars | v Lan Riders | Mong Kok | 27 May 2016 | Other T20 |
| 25 | Strikers | v Syd Sixers | Adelaide | 31 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 1, 1/5 | Strikers | v Syd Thunder | Sydney | 28 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 1 | Strikers | v Scorchers | Perth | 21 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 13, 0/3 | Strikers | v Melb Stars | Adelaide | 18 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 5 | Strikers | v Syd Sixers | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2015 | T20 |
| 15 | Strikers | v Melb Reneg | Melbourne (Docklands) | 19 Jan 2015 | T20 |
| 46 | Strikers | v Syd Sixers | Sydney | 14 Jan 2015 | T20 |
| 21 | Strikers | v Syd Thunder | Adelaide | 12 Jan 2015 | T20 |
A Western Australia junior, Craig Simmons represented his home state in a Pura Cup game before taking his aggressive batting talents east to avoid Perth's backlog of well-credentialled top-order players. The move worked in 2005-06, as Simmons was a familiar face in both New South Wales teams, picking up 157 runs at 26.16 in the ING Cup and a top score of 43 in three Pura Cup fixtures. However, he could not break back into the first-class set-up last season and added only two one-day games to his tally. Simmons was a heavily decorated youth player who was part of the World Cup-winning under-19 team in 2002, the Academy, and a national development tour to India.
Cricinfo staff June 2007
- Simmons signs three-year deal with Strikers (May 28, 2014)
- North claims top WA honour (Apr 4, 2014)
- Simmons 112 powers Scorchers to final (Feb 5, 2014)
- Simmons' record ton helps Scorchers to semis (Jan 16, 2014)
- Hogan's five skittles South Australia (Dec 5, 2011)
Jan 24, 2015
Breaking Bat: Craig Simmons gets an unusual sight of a broken bat
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Jan 14, 2015
A view of Craig Simmons' broken bat
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Jan 14, 2015
Craig Simmons hit 46 off 34 balls
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Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 2002
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