{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}} '''Simon John Cobrin Keen''' (born 4 October 1987) is an Australian cricketer. Keen played for the New South Wales cricket team and in the Big Bash League for Sydney Thunder in 2012–13 and Sydney Sixers in 2014–15.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/233513.html Simon Keen], CricInfo, May 2009.</ref>
Keen was born at Penrith, New South Wales in 1987. Both of his parents were born in Balclutha, New Zealand, and through his New Zealand passport he was signed by Canterbury for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Richens |first1=Matt |title=A good keen man: Time to repay faith |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1559D0478517DD10 |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=The Press |via=Newsbank |date=28 August 2013 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In January 2020, Keen was appointed as the head coach and high performance manager of the Vanuatu national cricket team, replacing Clint McKay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1564559 |title=Australia's Simon Keen named new Vanuatu coach |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 January 2020}}</ref> He resigned after a few months following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vanuatu.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/434705/former-irish-international-appointed-vanuatu-cricket-coach|title=Former Irish international appointed Vanuatu cricket coach|publisher=Radio New Zealand International|date=18 January 2021|accessdate=22 February 2023}}</ref>
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