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Philip Verant Simmons

West Indies
Personal information
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style Right-arm Medium (RM)
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 26 143
Runs scored 1002 3675
Batting average 22. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 26 28. 93
100s/50s 1/4 5/18
Top score 110 122
Overs 104 646. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession 4
Wickets 4 83
Bowling average 64. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 25 34. 65
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/34 4/3
Catches/stumpings 26/0 55/0

As of August 23, 2005
Source: [1]

Philip Veraint Simmons (born April 18, 1963 in Trinidad) was a skilled all-round cricketer who played as an opening batsman a useful bowler and a talented slip fielder. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and An all-rounder is a Cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins Fielding in the Sport of Cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the Batsman, in such a way as to either He played cricket for a number of First-class sides in the West Indies and England as well as international cricket for the West Indian cricket team. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing He was voted a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Simmons' first home was in Arima, Trinidad a few miles outside Port of Spain and he lived just two doors down from Larry Gomes a former West Indian batsman. Port of Spain is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third largest municipality after Chaguanas Hilary Angelo Gomes (born July 13, 1953 in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former West Indian cricketer The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any He proved to be adept at a number of sports, but excelled at cricket and was soon playing for the regional side East Zone. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries He made the leap to represent Trinidad and Tobago in 1983 with the help and encouragement of Rohan Kanhai, the coach at East Zone. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born December 26 1935 in Port Mourant Berbice British Guiana) is a former West Indian Cricket player

He had an outstanding career in First-class cricket, averaging 35. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by 61 with the bat and 28. 68 with the ball. During the 1996 season with Leicestershire he accumulated 1244 runs and took 56 wickets and 35 catches, helping his side to win the County Championship that year for only the second time in their history. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. However, like many cricketers before him he found the transition to Test level difficult, although he proved more adept to at the international one day game. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. His international career didn't get off to the most auspicious start. During a 1988 tour match against Gloucestershire on his debut tour of England he was struck on the head by a fast ball from David Lawrence in bad light at Bristol. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. David Lawrence can refer to many people David Lawrence (cricketer (born 1964 English cricketer David L Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London His heart stopped and he required emergency surgery at Frenchay hospital, from which he recovered fully. The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental He remains in close contact with the surgeon who saved his life, Nigel Rawlinson.

Simmons retired from playing in 2002 but continued to be involved in the sport as a coach. His efforts in this area lead to him being appointed as the head coach to the Zimbabwe cricket team in 2004. The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. Almost inevitably this proved a difficult and controversial job, not least because he inherited a team heavily weakened thanks to the mass dismissal of most of the senior players. The game of Cricket has a known history spanning from the 16th century to the present day with international matches played since 1844 although the official history He found himself having to defend the Test status of his country after an appalling losing streak, including a loss to Bangladesh who were widely seen as the worst Test side in the world. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. The Zimbabwe cricket union made him a scapegoat for the problems in the side and he was sacked under farcical conditions in August 2005 after persistent rumours of his impending dismissal. scapegoat was a Goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism during the times A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. The official notice of his removal was dated two days before it was actually released. Many commentators felt that he was simply too kindly and naive to have succeeded in such a difficult position.

Simmons succeeded Adrian Birrell as coach of the Ireland National Cricket Team after the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.


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