Simon Doull

Simon Blair Doull (born 6 August 1969) is a New Zealand radio personality, commentator and former international cricketer. He was a right-arm medium pacer, who was capable of swing bowling away from the right hander, Simon Doull was plagued by injuries as a result of which his international career was cut short. Playing for the New Zealand national cricket team, he figured in just 32 Tests and 42 ODIs, taking 98 and 36 wickets respectively. Doull's finest hour arrived when he took 7–65 against India in the Boxing day Wellington Test in 1998. He played his last Test, against Australia, in March 2000 before turning to commentary and broadcasting.

Simon Doull

Personal information
Full name	Simon Blair Doull
Born	(1969-08-06) 6 August 1969 Pukekohe, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Lincoln Doull (brother)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1992–2000)
Test debut (cap 178)	1 November 1992 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	24 March 2000 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 78)	31 October 1992 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	3 March 2000 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989/90–2001/02	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 32 42 99 126 Runs scored 570 172 1,938 919 Batting average 14.61 12.28 19.57 12.41 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/4 0/3 Top score 46 22 108 80 Balls bowled 6,053 1,745 15,332 5,123 Wickets 98 36 250 107 Bowling average 29.30 40.52 28.93 35.14 5 wickets in innings 6 0 12 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 7/65 4/25 7/65 4/15 Catches/stumpings 16/– 10/– 28/– 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 May 2017

He is the younger brother of Lincoln Doull, who played for Wellington in the early 1990s.

Doull took his career best bowling figures of 7 for 65 in the Boxing Day Test in 1998 against India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Due to that performance, he reached a career-high ranking of 6 in the ICC Player Rankings on 26 December 1998.[1]

Doull suffered persistent injuries throughout his career, including numerous back problems[2] and a career-threatening knee injury during New Zealand's 1999 tour of England.[3]