Simon Clements
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Simon Mark Clements is a former English
cricket
er. Clements was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
. He was born in Felixstowe
, Suffolk
.
Clements made his debut in county cricket
for Suffolk
in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire
. He later made his first-class
debut for Oxford University
against Gloucestershire
. He made 28 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Cambridge University
at Lord's
in 1979. In his 29 first-class matches, he scored 860 runs at an average
of 20.47, with a high score of 91. This score, one of four fifties he made, came against Gloucestershire on debut in 1976. An occasional bowler
, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average
of 68.33, with best figures of 1/29.
He still played for Suffolk while studying at Oxford, it was for Suffolk that he made his List A debut for against Sussex
in the 1978 Gillette Cup
. He played 4 List A matches for the Combined Universities
in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, and after completing his studies he returned to playing on a regular basis for Suffolk. He appeared in 12 further List A matches for the county, the last of which came against Somerset
in the 1996 NatWest Trophy
, as well as playing a single List A match for the Minor Counties against Sussex in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 List A appearances for Suffolk, he scored 169 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 59. This score, his only fifty in List A cricket, came against Derbyshire
in the 1983 NatWest Trophy
. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 29.00, with best figures of 3/30. He retired from representing Suffolk at the end of the 1998 season
, having played 175 Minor Counties Championship and 17 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches. He scored 9,219 runs in the Minor Counties Championship, second only to Philip Caley
.
English people
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Clements was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Felixstowe
Felixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
.
Clements made his debut in county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
. He later made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. He made 28 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
in 1979. In his 29 first-class matches, he scored 860 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 20.47, with a high score of 91. This score, one of four fifties he made, came against Gloucestershire on debut in 1976. An occasional bowler
Bowling (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder...
, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 68.33, with best figures of 1/29.
He still played for Suffolk while studying at Oxford, it was for Suffolk that he made his List A debut for against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1978 Gillette Cup
1978 Gillette Cup
The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978...
. He played 4 List A matches for the Combined Universities
British Universities cricket team
The British Universities cricket team is a cricket team whose players are drawn from university sides primarily in Great Britain as the name suggests, but not exclusively those of Oxford and Cambridge. The team played under the title of Combined Universities until 1995.Combined Universities' first...
in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, and after completing his studies he returned to playing on a regular basis for Suffolk. He appeared in 12 further List A matches for the county, the last of which came against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the 1996 NatWest Trophy
1996 NatWest Trophy
The 1996 NatWest Trophy was the 16th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 7 September 1996...
, as well as playing a single List A match for the Minor Counties against Sussex in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 13 List A appearances for Suffolk, he scored 169 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 59. This score, his only fifty in List A cricket, came against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in the 1983 NatWest Trophy
1983 NatWest Trophy
The 1983 NatWest Trophy was the 3rd NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 June and 3 September 1983. The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at...
. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 29.00, with best figures of 3/30. He retired from representing Suffolk at the end of the 1998 season
1998 English cricket season
In the 1998 English cricket season Leicestershire won the championship for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double.-Honours:*County Championship - Leicestershire*NatWest Trophy - Lancashire...
, having played 175 Minor Counties Championship and 17 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
matches. He scored 9,219 runs in the Minor Counties Championship, second only to Philip Caley
Philip Caley
Philip John Caley is a former English cricketer. Caley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Harwich, Essex....
.
External links
- Simon Clements at ESPNcricinfo
- Simon Clements at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...