Simon Hewitt

Simon Mark Hewitt (born 30 July 1961) is an English-born former French first-class cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he played more than 100 times for the France national cricket team between 1989 and 2001, most of the time captaining the side,[3] having previously played for Oxford University.[4] His brother Steven played cricket for Cambridge University.[5]

Simon Hewitt
Personal information
Full name
Simon Mark Hewitt
Born (1961-07-30) 30 July 1961
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984Oxford University
1989–2001France
FC debut28 April 1984 Oxford University v Lancashire
Last FC30 May 1984 Oxford University v Gloucestershire
ICC Trophy debut28 June 2001 France v Malaysia
Last ICC Trophy6 July 2001 France v East and Central Africa
Career statistics
Competition First-class ICC Trophy
Matches 4 5
Runs scored 60 117
Batting average 12.00 23.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 22 52
Balls bowled 389 192
Wickets 4 3
Bowling average 58.00 55.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/52 2/47
Catches/stumpings 0/0 2/0
Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2007

Career

Hewitt began his cricketing career playing for Oxford University in 1984. He played four first-class matches for them that year, against Lancashire, Somerset, Middlesex and Gloucestershire.[6]

He made his debut for France in September 1989, playing against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)[7] in a match played as part of the bicentenary celebrations of the French Revolution.[8] He played on a tour to Austria in 1996, playing twice against the Austrian national team and in the 1996 European Nations Cup.[7]

He played in the 1997 European Nations Cup in Zuoz, Switzerland,[7] and took 3/44 in the final against Germany as France won by 1 run[9] in a match that the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[10]

He played in the following years European Championship tournament[7] and also in the 2000 tournament, despite becoming director of cricket in France in 1998.[3] His playing career ended with the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada.[11]

References
  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. Cricket Archive profile
  3. France squad for the 2000 European Championship
  4. Teams played for by Simon Hewitt at CricketArchive
  5. Steven Hewitt at Cricket Archive
  6. First-class matches played by Simon Hewitt at Cricket Archive
  7. Other matches played by Simon Hewitt at Cricket Archive
  8. Scorecard of France v MCC, 24 September 1989 at Cricket Archive
  9. Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997 at Cricket Archive
  10. A hundred matches of the century, 2000 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
  11. ICC Trophy matches played by Simon Hewitt] at Cricket Archive
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