{{short description|English cricketer (born 1960)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
'''Simon Base''' (born 1960) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket between 1981 and 1999.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9028.html |title=Simon Base |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>
Base was born in Maidstone, Kent, but first represented Western Province South Africa in 1981 before moving back to England to commence his county career; He initially played for Glamorgan in 1986 and later Derbyshire. He also played for Boland and Border Provinces in South Africa.
Base took 388 first-class wickets and 221 List A wickets,<ref name="bio" /> and was part of the Derbyshire side which won the Refuge Assurance League in 1990.
In 1989, he toured the Netherlands with the England A team, taking three wickets in two limited-over matches against a Netherlands XI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989/OTHERS+ICC/ENG-XI_IN_NL/|title=England XI in The Netherlands, Aug 1989|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4206/4206.html Simon Base] at CricketArchive {{subscription required}}
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