Joel McKenzie Simmonds (born 27 January 1976) is a former

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ian cricketer who played for the

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in West Indian domestic cricket. He was a

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and right-handed batsman. From Gingerland parish, Simmonds played for the Leewards under-19 team in three consecutive editions (1993, 1994, and 1995) of the West Indies Youth Championships, captaining the team in the 1995 tournament. He did not make his first-class debut for the Leewards until the 1999–2000 season,First-class matches played by Joel Simmonds (12)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2013. replacing usual keeper

Ridley Jacobs Ridley Detamore Jacobs (born 26 November 1967) is a former Antiguan cricketer, who played as a left-handed wicketkeeper batsman for the West Indian cricket team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was the first opening batsman to carry his ba ...

, who was on tour with the

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at the time. Simmonds played a further six matches the following season, and against the

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in January 2001 scored his highest first-class score. This innings of 54 runs included a

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of 100 runs with

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(70

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) for the ninth wicket, a team record against the Windwards. However, Simmonds played only two matches in each of the two following seasons, with Jason Williams increasingly favoured when Jacobs was on international duty. His last first-class match came in February 2003, against

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. Simmonds did not play any further matches at a major level until he was selected to appear for

in the inaugural 2006 edition of the

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. Nevis won its first two matches to progress to the semi-final round, and against

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, Simmonds top-scored with 65 not out from 47 balls, an innings which included three sixes. However, Nevis were only able to record 136/9 from their 20 overs, losing the match by 74 runs. Partially based on this form, Simmonds was selected to keep wicket for the Leewards in the

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, playing the only three

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matches of his career. He was again selected for Nevis in the 2008 edition of the Stanford 20/20, and took over from the retired Stuart Williams as the team's

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. In the team's first-round match, against

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, Simmonds scored 37 runs and recorded two dismissals, for which he was named

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. However, in the next match, against

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, Nevis lost by eight wickets, in what was to be his final match in West Indian domestic cricket. In August 2011, Simmonds was shot during an attempted robbery at a house in Pond Hill, where he had been engaged in illegal gambling.One dead, two hospitalized in Nevis shootings
– ZIZ Online. Published 1 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmonds, Joel 1976 births Leeward Islands cricketers Living people Nevis representative cricketers Nevisian cricketers West Indian cricketers of the 21st century People from Saint George Gingerland Parish Wicket-keepers

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