# Craig Simmons
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{{short description|Australian former professional cricketer (born 1982)}}
{{other people|Craig Simmons}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Craig Simmons
| image =
| fullname = Craig Joseph Simmons
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|12|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Paddington](/source/Paddington%2C_New_South_Wales), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia
| nickname = Simmo
| heightm = 1.70
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = [Slow left arm orthodox](/source/Slow_left_arm_orthodox)
| role = [Batsman](/source/Batting_(cricket))
| country = Australia
| club1 = [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team)
| year1 = {{nowrap|2003/04–2004/05}}
| club2 = [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team)
| year2 = 2005/06–2006/07
| club3 = Western Australia
| year3 = 2008/09–2014/15
| club4 = [Perth Scorchers](/source/Perth_Scorchers)
| year4 = 2013/14–2014/15
| club5 = [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers)
| year5 = 2014/15–2015/16
| columns = 3
| column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| column2 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
| column3 = [T20](/source/Twenty20_cricket)
| matches1 = 7
| matches2 = 21
| matches3 = 29
| runs1 = 187
| runs2 = 501
| runs3 = 711
| bat avg1 = 15.58
| bat avg2 = 23.85
| bat avg3 = 25.39
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| 100s/50s2 = 0/3
| 100s/50s3 = 2/0
| top score1 = 60
| top score2 = 98
| top score3 = 112
| deliveries1 = 120
| deliveries2 = –
| deliveries3 = 84
| wickets1 = 1
| wickets2 = –
| wickets3 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 72.00
| bowl avg2 = –
| bowl avg3 = 29.33
| fivefor1 = 0
| fivefor2 = –
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = –
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/37
| best bowling2 = –
| best bowling3 = 2/26
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44276/44276.html CricketArchive
| date = 19 May
| year = 2019
}}
'''Craig Joseph Simmons''' (born 1 December 1982) is an Australian former professional cricketer. He played domestically for [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team), [Perth Scorchers](/source/Perth_Scorchers) and [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers). At [grade cricket](/source/grade_cricket) level, he plays for Rockingham-Mandurah in the [WACA district competition](/source/Western_Australian_Grade_Cricket), having previously played for [Fremantle](/source/Fremantle_District_Cricket_Club) in WACA district matches and Gordon in [Sydney Grade Cricket](/source/Sydney_Grade_Cricket) matches.[{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7887.html|title=Player Profile|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2009-11-04}}] A left-handed batsman, Simmons represented the [Australian national under-19 team](/source/Australia_Under-19_cricket_team) at the [2002 Under-19 World Cup](/source/2002_ICC_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup), playing seven matches.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44276/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Craig Simmons (7)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2014.] At the tournament, he scored 155 runs from 115 balls against [Kenya's under-19 team](/source/Kenya_Under-19_cricket_team), contributing to Australia's total of 6/480 from 50 overs and eventual win by 430 runs.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/73/73865.html Australia Under-19s v Kenya Under-19s], ICC Under-19 World Cup 2001/02 (Group D) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2014.]
Simmons made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for Western Australia in December 2003, against [Victoria](/source/Victoria_cricket_team) at the [WACA Ground](/source/WACA_Ground) in Perth.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44276/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Craig Simmons|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2009-11-04}}] He transferred to New South Wales for the 2005–06 season, and regularly played [ING Cup](/source/ING_Cup_(cricket)) matches, as well as top-scoring for New South Wales in the final of the [inaugural KFC Twenty20 Big Bash season](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_KFC_Twenty20_Big_Bash), which the team lost to Victoria.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/84/84704.html New South Wales v Victoria], KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2005/06 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2013.]
Playing only twice at state level the following season, Simmons' [Cricket NSW](/source/Cricket_NSW) contract was not renewed for the 2007–08 season, and he subsequently returned to Western Australia,[[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/351608.html "Simmons goes home to Western Australia"] – ESPNcricinfo. Published 19 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.] breaking into the team for a small number of games during the 2008–09 and 2011–12 seasons.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44276/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Craig Simmons (14)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2014.]
After good form for Rockingham-Mandurah at district level, Simmons replaced the injured [Liam Davis](/source/Liam_Davis_(cricketer)) in the [Perth Scorchers](/source/Perth_Scorchers)' squad for the [2013–14 Big Bash League season](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Big_Bash_League_season).[[http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/adam-vogess-return-to-perth-scorchers-squad-approved-81851 "Adam Voges’s return to Perth Scorchers squad approved"] – The Cricket Country. Published 2 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.] In his fourth game for the Scorchers, against the [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers) in mid-January 2014, Simmons scored a century from 39 balls, breaking the record for the fastest [Big Bash League](/source/Big_Bash_League) century; a record that would not be matched until 11 years later when [Mitchell Owen](/source/Mitchell_Owen) of the [Hobart Hurricanes](/source/Hobart_Hurricanes) tied it during the 2024-25 final.[[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-perth-scorchers-opener-craig-simmons-blasts-record-century-20140116-30y0i.html "Big Bash League: Perth Scorchers opener Craig Simmons blasts record century"] – ''[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)''. Published 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.][{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Dan |date=27 January 2025 |title=As it happened: Mitch Owen's stunning 39-ball 100 breaks Hobart's BBL drought |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/live-bbl-final-updates-thunder-bat-first-as-hurricanes-chase-first-t20-title-20250126-p5l7ao.html |access-date=28 January 2025 |work=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)}}] He was dismissed shortly after, finishing with 102 runs from 41 balls, with his innings including eight fours and eight sixes.[[http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/craig-simmons-smashes-century-off-39-balls-for-perth-scorchers-in-big-bash-league/story-fn6w5qv7-1226803504013 "Craig Simmons smashes century off 39 balls for Perth Scorchers in Big Bash League"] – couriermail.com.au. Published 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.] In the team's semi-final against the [Sydney Sixers](/source/Sydney_Sixers), Simmons scored another century, 112 runs from 58 balls.[Alex Malcolm (2014). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2013/content/current/story/716515.html "Simmons 112 powers Scorchers to final"] – ESPNcricinfo. Published 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.] He thus became the first player to score two centuries in Big Bash League matches,[[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2013/engine/records/batting/list_hundreds.html?id=158;type=trophy Big Bash League / Records / List of hundreds] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2014.] and also equalled [Chris Gayle](/source/Chris_Gayle)'s competition record of eleven sixes in a match.[[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2013/engine/records/batting/most_sixes_innings.html?id=158;type=trophy Big Bash League / Records / Most sixes in an innings] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2014.] As of that match, he has a [strike rate](/source/Strike_rate) of 176.51 runs per 100 balls, the best of any player who has faced over 125 balls in the competition.[[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2013/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=158;type=trophy Big Bash League / Records / Highest strike rates] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2014.]
He subsequently signed for the [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers) for the [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Big_Bash_League_season) and the [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Big_Bash_League_season) BBL seasons.
==References==
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Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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