Simon Clements

Simon Clements

Personal information
Full name	Simon Mark Clements
Born	29 April 1956 Felixstowe, Suffolk, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1983	Minor Counties
1979	Combined Universities
1976–1979	Oxford University
1974–1998	Suffolk
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 29 18 Runs scored 860 216 Batting average 20.47 12.50 100s/50s –/4 –/1 Top score 91 59 Balls bowled 312 258 Wickets 3 5 Bowling average 68.33 33.60 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 1/29 3/30 Catches/stumpings 18/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2011

Simon Mark Clements (born 29 April 1956) is a former English cricketer. 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.^[1] 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.^[2] In his 29 first-class matches, he scored 860 runs at an average of 20.47, with a high score of 91.^[3] This score, one of four fifties he made, came against Gloucestershire on debut in 1976.^[4] An occasional bowler, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 68.33, with best figures of 1/29.^[5]

He still played for Suffolk while studying at Oxford,^[1] it was for Suffolk that he made his List A debut for against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup.^[6] He played 4 List A matches for the Combined Universities in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup,^[6] 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.^[6] In his 13 List A appearances for Suffolk, he scored 169 runs at an average of 13.00, with a high score of 59.^[7] This score, his only fifty in List A cricket, came against Derbyshire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy.^[8] With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 29.00, with best figures of 3/30.^[9] He retired from representing Suffolk at the end of the 1998 season, having played 175 Minor Counties Championship^[1] and 17 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.^[10] He scored 9,219 runs in the Minor Counties Championship,^[11] second only to Philip Caley.

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
4. "Oxford University v Gloucestershire, 1976". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
6. "List A Matches played by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
7. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
8. "Suffolk v Derbyshire, 1983 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
9. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
10. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Simon Clements". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
11. Garnham, Nick (6 July 2008). "Caley eyes up points – not run record". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

External links

• Simon Clements at ESPNcricinfo
• Simon Clements at CricketArchive