Stuart Simmonds

Simmonds represented the Sussex Cricket Board in a single List A match against Hertfordshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.

[1] In his only List A match, he scored an unbeaten 14 runs,[2] while taking a 2 wickets at a bowling average of 25.00, with figures of 2/50.

[3] Simmonds' autobiography "Watching With My Heroes" 1-787-19583-X, with a foreword by Derek Pringle was published in October 2017 with a book launch at The Folly in London on 31 October 2017 attended by both Derek Pringle and David Gower; cited by Simmonds in the book as the reason he became a Cricketer.

[4] Stuart has recently released an updated edition of his autobiography with additional chapters[5] and with a foreword by David Bowden MBE from Sussex Cricket.

Sevenhills Stories Written around the town where both his characters Hannah and Lucy live, Simmonds penned the first three rhyming books in his Sevenhills Stories series which were released in January 2021.