Phil Simmons
82West Indies · AR · 1987 to 1999 · on scorecards: PV Simmons
BATTING
- Matches
- 143
- Innings
- 138
- Runs
- 3675
- Average
- 28.93
- Strike rate
- 67.96
- High score
- 122
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 18
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 83
- Average
- 34.65
- Economy
- 4.44
- Strike rate
- 46.7
- Best figures
- 4/3
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 55 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Phil Simmons played 143 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1987 to 1999. The first came against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, with a score of 50, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 1999.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,888 runs at 28.0 in 118 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 122 from 113 balls against South Africa at Sabina Park in 1992, in a match West Indies won. The best bowling is 4 for 3 against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1992.
In all: 5 hundreds, 18 fifties. At home the average was 41.9 across 42 ODIs; away it was 26.0 across 40 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 925 runs at 26.4 in 37 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 22 ODIs and 591 runs at 29.6. The scorecards record 12 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 76 of the ODIs Phil Simmons played and lost 63.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 143 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 113 | South Africa | Sabina Park | 1992 | Won |
| 110 | 125 | Sri Lanka | Berri Oval | 1992 | Won |
| 104* | 129 | India | University Stadium | 1988 | Won |
| 104 | 139 | South Africa | Queen's Park Oval | 1992 | Won |
| 103* | 124 | New Zealand | Arnos Vale Ground | 1996 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/3 | 10 | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1992 | Won |
| 4/18 | 4.5 | Australia | Queen's Park Oval | 1995 | Won |
| 3/11 | 6 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 3/23 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1993 | Won |
| 3/46 | 8 | England | Kensington Oval | 1998 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 37 | 925 | 26.43 | 0/7 | 17 | 38.29 |
| Australia | 25 | 583 | 25.35 | 0/2 | 24 | 28.83 |
| India | 23 | 620 | 29.52 | 1/4 | 6 | 67.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 19 | 563 | 33.12 | 1/3 | 7 | 44.43 |
| England | 18 | 415 | 25.94 | 0/2 | 12 | 29.33 |
| South Africa | 9 | 307 | 51.17 | 2/0 | 6 | 24.67 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 234 | 39.00 | 1/0 | 6 | 39.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.67 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 46.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 15.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 42 | 1,549 | 41.86 | 3/7 | 29 | 35.97 |
| Away | 40 | 936 | 26.00 | 1/6 | 23 | 30.74 |
| Neutral | 61 | 1,190 | 22.04 | 1/5 | 31 | 36.32 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 | 787 | 32.79 | 1/5 | 4 | 26.50 |
| 1990s | 118 | 2,888 | 28.04 | 4/13 | 79 | 35.06 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 22 | 591 | 29.55 | 0/3 | 8 | 53.13 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 17 | 599 | 39.93 | 1/2 | 11 | 29.36 |
| Arnos Vale Ground | 7 | 321 | 64.20 | 1/2 | 6 | 33.33 |
| Bourda | 6 | 221 | 44.20 | 0/2 | 5 | 38.60 |
| Sabina Park | 5 | 232 | 46.40 | 1/0 | 2 | 54.00 |
| Kensington Oval | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0/0 | 5 | 37.40 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1987 at Gaddafi Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1999 at Old Trafford
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 18 April 1963
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,407
- Ducks
- 14
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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