Ramon Simmonds

Ramon Simmonds
Personal information
Full name
Ramon Romario Simmonds
Born (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23)
Barbados
BowlingLeft-arm fast medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentBarbados
2022–presentBarbados Royals
2023Paarl Royals
2023West Indies Academy
FC debut9 February 2022 Barbados v Leeward Islands
T20 debut1 September 2022 Barbados Royals v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 7 4 9
Runs scored 23 0 13
Batting average 11.50 – –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 14 0* 13*
Balls bowled 739 177 132
Wickets 19 7 8
Bowling average 21.94 25.85 23.87
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/64 4/39 3/17
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 January 2024

Ramon Romario Simmonds (born 16 October 2001) is a Barbadian cricketer, who is a left-arm fast medium bowler.[1] He plays for Barbados cricket team in West Indian domestic cricket, having previously represented the West Indies under-19 cricket team.[2]

Early career

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Simmonds played for Barbados under-17 team in the 2018 West Indies Cricket Board Under-17 Tournament, which was held in July 2018.[3] In November 2019, he was named in West Indies' squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his under-19 debut on 10 December 2019, against Sri Lanka in the 2019–20 West Indies Under-19 Tri-Nation Series.[5]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for Everton Weekes Centre Of Excellence A Team in the 2020–21 BCA Super Cup 50 Over.[6] In July 2022, he was named in the inaugural batch of the CWI Emerging Players Academy for high-performance training and development sessions.[7][8]

Domestic career

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Local cricket

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Simmonds was part of the Barbados' squad that won the 2021–22 West Indies Championship.[9] He made his first-class debut for Barbados on 9 February 2022, against the Leeward Islands.[10] He took a wicket in the first innings and a four-wicket haul in the second innings on his debut match,[11] helping Barbados to win the match by six wickets.[12] He impressed in his debut first-class season picking up 12 wickets from 4 matches,[13] and finished as the second highest wicket-taker for Barbados.[14] In October 2022, he was selected to play for Barbados in the 2022–23 Super50 Cup.[15] He made his List A debut on 1 November 2022, against West Indies Academy,[16] and took four wickets conceding 39 runs.[17] In April 2023, he was named in West Indies Academy's squad for the inaugural 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[18]

Franchise career

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In July 2022, Simmonds was named in Barbados Royals' squad for the 2022 season of The 6ixty, a T10 cricket tournament.[19] In August 2022, Simmonds was signed by the Barbados Royals to play for them in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.[20] He made his Twenty20 debut for Barbados Royals on 1 September 2022, against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.[21] On 27 September 2022, he grabbed three wickets for 17 runs leading Barbados Royals to win the Qualifier 1 by 87 runs and progress to the final.[22] He claimed seven wickets from eight matches, and won the Emerging Player of the Tournament award.[23] He impressed the management with his bowling variations including execution of slower balls and yorkers and courage to bowl the difficult overs.[24][25] He was named in the 2022 Hero CPL Team of the Tournament, as a result of his performances throughout the tournament.[26]

In September 2022, he was bought by Paarl Royals at a price of US$ 9,862 to play for them in the inaugural season of the SA20.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile: Ramon Simmonds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Teams which Ramon Simmonds played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Ramom Simmonds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Four Bajans picked in West Indies under-19 squad". Nation News. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Under-19 ODI matches played by Ramon Simmonds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ^ "54 set for cricket series". Nation News. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago trio in CWI Emerging Players Academy inaugural batch". News Day. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. ^ "CWI names Emerging Players Academy players for inaugural intake". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. ^ "More success for Barbados and Brathwaite". Barbados Today. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. ^ "1st Match, Leeward Islands v Barbados, 2021–22 West Indies Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Carter leads Pride to victory over Hurricanes in West Indies Championship". Sports Max. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Hurricanes 339-9 in their 2nd innings vs Pride at lunch". Nation News Barbados. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Looking at likely Barbados first-class squad". Barbados Today. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Records / Barbados / Most Wickets / 2021–22 West Indies Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Hope to lead Pride in Super50 Cup". Nation News. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Academy vs Barbados, 2022/23 Super 50 Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  17. ^ "All-round Chase leads Barbados to win over West Indies Academy in CG Insurance Super50". Sports Max. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Amir, Green, Seifert, Brevis, Lamichhane headline overseas presence in 6IXTY". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  20. ^ "CPL 2022 squads: Full Caribbean Premier League player list, updates". The Cricketer. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  21. ^ "3rd Match, Patriots v Royals, 2022 Caribbean Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Relentless Royals in CPL final". Nation News. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Four main takeaways from 2022 CPL". News Day. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Role clarity, strong powerplay and other reasons why Barbados Royals are ruling CPL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Holder: 'I mark myself pretty hard after a performance but I don't beat myself up'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  26. ^ "2022 Hero CPL Team of the Tournament". Loop News. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Joseph most expensive buy as five West Indians acquired in South Africa T20 League auction". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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