Simon Corlett

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Simon Corlett
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches337
Runs scored69726
Batting average 18.836.50
100s/50s0/30/0
Top score6011
Balls bowled5,253462
Wickets 7911
Bowling average 29.5028.36
5 wickets in innings 40
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling7/823/43
Catches/stumpings 26/–2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 December 2021

Simon Charles Corlett (born 18 January 1950 [1] ) is a former Irish cricketer. [2] Corlett attended Worksop College, a public school in North Nottinghamshire, and Exeter College, Oxford. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler with a right arm off spin, [1] he made his debut for Ireland in a match against the Netherlands in June 1974, and went on to play for Ireland on 73 occasions, his last match coming in August 1987 against Wales. [3]

Of his matches for Ireland, fifteen had first-class status [4] and seven had List A status. [5] Of the first-class matches he played for Ireland, all but one was against Scotland, the other coming against Sri Lanka.

Prior to his international career for Ireland, he played for Oxford University, playing 18 first-class matches for them. [4]

He later served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 2003. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cricket Archive profile
  2. ↑ "All time Ireland team (3)". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  4. 1 2 First-class matches played by Simon Corlett at Cricket Archive
  5. ↑ List A matches played by Simon Corlett


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