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Eric Simons
South Africa
Player profile
Full name Eric Owen Simons
Born March 9, 1962, Cape Town, Cape Province
Current age 46 years 218 days
Major teams South Africa, Northern Transvaal, Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
23 |
18 |
4 |
217 |
24 |
15.50 |
295 |
73.55 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| First-class |
123 |
193 |
40 |
4264 |
157* |
27.86 |
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2 |
25 |
|
|
81 |
0 |
| List A |
193 |
152 |
54 |
2207 |
74* |
22.52 |
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0 |
7 |
|
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62 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
23 |
23 |
1212 |
810 |
33 |
4/42 |
4/42 |
24.54 |
4.00 |
36.7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
123 |
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20363 |
8511 |
330 |
6/26 |
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25.79 |
2.50 |
61.7 |
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9 |
1 |
| List A |
193 |
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9351 |
6100 |
283 |
6/8 |
6/8 |
21.55 |
3.91 |
33.0 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 19, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
New Zealand v South Africa at Christchurch, Feb 23-24, 1995 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1982/83 - 1998/99 |
| List A span |
1983/84 - 1998/99 |
Eric Simons was a stalwart of Western Province, whose claims for international recognition were overlooked until he was surprisingly called up in 1994 at the age of 32. He was a genuine allrounder - he bowled fast-medium, although he slowed to a more controlled medium in later year, and was a powerful middle-order thumper. In the next two years he played 23 ODIs, where he bowled with success but he disappointed as a batsman. After retiring, he became Western Province's coach and in September 2002 he was appointed as national coach. His tenure lasted two years until he stepped down in October 2004 amid a poor run of form for the national side.
Wisden Cricinfo staff (October 2004)
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