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Full name Jack Simmons
Born March 28, 1941, Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire
Current age 67 years 199 days
Major teams Lancashire,Tasmania
Nickname Simmo, Flat Jack
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 1 in
Education Accrington Technical School; Blackburn Technical College
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
450
564
146
9417
112
22.52
6
41
341
0
List A
470
290
102
3422
65
18.20
0
7
132
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
450
67009
28084
1033
7/59
27.18
2.51
64.8
41
6
List A
470
21068
12834
498
5/17
5/17
25.77
3.65
42.3
8
5
0
Career statistics
First-class span
1968 - 1989
List A span
1969 - 1989
Profile
The career of Jack Simmons gives hope to every club cricketer. A journeyman professional in the Lancashire leagues, he made his fi rst-class debut in 1968 at 27 and thereafter scarcely missed a match - or meal - for over 20 years. His nickname 'Flat Jack' rather diminishes the effect of his tidy offspin and legendary tales of his consumption of fish and chips should not obscure his great contribution to Lancashire cricket, though it is a significant part of his appeal as a folk hero. He made vital runs in the lower order, often in partnership with his fellow spinner David Hughes, and it was from his bowling that Jack Bond took the famous catch to dismiss Asif Iqbal to win the 1971 Gillette Cup when a Kent victory looked inevitable. He made a huge impact as the overseas star of Tasmania and is currently chairman of Lancashire. In February 2008, he succeeded Dennis Amiss as chairman of the ECB.
Colin Schindler February 2008
