Batting
Style: Right
Hand Bat Bowling Style:
Right Medium/Off Spin Nickname(s): Year joined APCC:
2001
Comments:
While also a handy medium
pace and off spin bowler
and dynamic fieldsman,
Simmo is best known
as one of the most powerful
hitters of the ball
in world cricket. This
is a reputation he has
carried ever since he
set a world record,
while playing for Griffith
Goats in 2000 for the
most number of sixes
in both a first-class
innings (16) and a first-class
match (20). Having been
born in Australia (he
moved to London in 2001),
Simmo faces the unusual
dilemma early in his
career of choosing whether
a potential future at
international level
rests with England or
with Australia. He was
presented with the option
of accepting a place
in an England 'A' team
in 2002 but declined,
deciding instead that
he would prefer to continue
playing at AP in his
adopted country. Although
he has yet to secure
a Test berth, the decision
appears to have paid
dividends, because the
tall right hander has
made inroads into the
Australian one-day international
team selectors minds
over recent years. The
future of Australian
cricket. (John Polack,
August 2001)
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