Jack Simmons (cricketer)

However his reputation and ability soon developed, and by his late 20s, Lancashire County Cricket Club had begun to scout him.

Simmons was a lower-order right-hand batsman and a right-arm off break bowler who achieved almost iconic status for both the major teams that he played for.

A late arrival in county cricket at the age of 28,[1] Simmons then enjoyed a 20-year career in which he was an integral part of the Lancashire side, though rarely hitting the headlines.

His flat bowling trajectory and his accuracy meant that he could be economical in one-day cricket, and he was part of the highly successful Lancashire side under Jack Bond that won the Gillette Cup, the premier one-day competition in England, for three years in a row from 1970 to 1972.

In six seasons as captain, Simmons led Tasmania into full first-class status and into the Sheffield Shield competition from 1977–78.