Joel Simmonds

Joel McKenzie Simmonds (born 27 January 1976) is a former Nevisian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman.

Joel Simmonds
Personal information
Full nameJoel McKenzie Simmonds
Born (1976-01-27) 27 January 1976
Hanleys Road, Gingerland, Nevis
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2007Leeward Islands
2006–2008Nevis
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 12 3 1
Runs scored 178 2 117
Batting average 10.47 1.00 58.50
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/1
Top score 54 2 65*
Catches/stumpings 23/3 3/2 4/1
Source: CricketArchive, 6 June 2013

From Gingerland parish, Simmonds played for the Leewards under-19 team in three consecutive editions (1993, 1994, and 1995) of the West Indies Youth Championships, captaining the team in the 1995 tournament.[1] He did not make his first-class debut for the Leewards until the 1999–2000 season,[2] replacing usual keeper Ridley Jacobs, who was on tour with the West Indies at the time.[3] Simmonds played a further six matches the following season,[4] and against the Windward Islands in January 2001 scored his highest first-class score.[5] This innings of 54 runs included a partnership of 100 runs with Kerry Jeremy (70 not out) for the ninth wicket, a team record against the Windwards.[6] However, Simmonds played only two matches in each of the two following seasons, with Jason Williams increasingly favoured when Jacobs was on international duty. His last first-class match came in February 2003, against Guyana.[2]

Simmonds did not play any further matches at a major level until he was selected to appear for Nevis in the inaugural 2006 edition of the Stanford 20/20.[7] Nevis won its first two matches to progress to the semi-final round, and against Trinidad and Tobago, Simmonds top-scored with 65 not out from 47 balls, an innings which included three sixes. However, Nevis were only able to record 136/9 from their 20 overs, losing the match by 74 runs.[8] Partially based on this form, Simmonds was selected to keep wicket for the Leewards in the 2007–08 KFC Cup, playing the only three List A matches of his career.[9] He was again selected for Nevis in the 2008 edition of the Stanford 20/20, and took over from the retired Stuart Williams as the team's captain. In the team's first-round match, against Montserrat, Simmonds scored 37 runs and recorded two dismissals, for which he was named man of the match.[10][11] However, in the next match, against Jamaica, Nevis lost by eight wickets, in what was to be his final match in West Indian domestic cricket.[12] In August 2011, Simmonds was shot during an attempted robbery at a house in Pond Hill, where he had been engaged in illegal gambling.[13][14]

See also

References
  1. Miscellaneous matches played by Joel Simmonds (17) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. First-class matches played by Joel Simmonds (12) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. Fielding in Busta Cup 1999/00 (order by dismissals) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. First-class batting and fielding in each season by Joel Simmonds – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, Busta Cup 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. Highest partnerships for Leeward Islands against Windward Islands – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  7. Twenty20 matches played by Joel Simmonds (5) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  8. Nevis v Trinidad and Tobago, Stanford Twenty20 2006 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  9. List A matches played by Joel Simmonds (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  10. Nevis send Montserrat crashing out – ESPNcricinfo. Published 8 February 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  11. Montserrat v Nevis, Stanford Twenty20 2007/08 (First Round) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  12. Jamaica v Nevis, Stanford Twenty20 2007/08 (Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  13. Morton, Curtis (2011). "Simmo" recuperating – News Link Site. Published 8 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  14. One dead, two hospitalized in Nevis shootings – ZIZ Online. Published 1 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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