Simon Graham Hinks (born 12 October 1960) is a former English professional

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er.Simon Hinks

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. Retrieved 2017-11-10. He played for

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and

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between 1982 and 1994, scoring over 8,700 runs in

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. Since retirement he has coached cricket and worked in sports administration at the

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Cricket career

Hinks was born in

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in 1960. He first played for the Kent Second XI in 1979 before making his

debut for the county in June 1982 in a match against

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. He played 154 first-class and 137 list A matches for the county, playing most regularly between 1985 and 1990. He scored 1,000 first-class runs in 1985, 1989 and 1990 and made 11 centuries for Kent. His highest score of 234 was made against

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in 1990, the innings contributing to a Kent record score for the second wicket of 366 with Neil Taylor which lasted until 2017.Simon Graham Hinks

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Sean Dickson and Joe Denly rewrite Kent cricket history books against Northamptonshire at Beckenham
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in 1985. After playing infrequently in 1991, Hinks moved to

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for the start of the 1992 season, playing there until 1994.Hodgson D (1993
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'', 1993-04-26. Retrieved 2017-11-10. He played club cricket for Stroud Cricket Club and Thornbury Cricket Club. He played for

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in the Minor Counties Trophy in 1998 and made a final limited-overs appearance in the

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(1999
Lord's takes the Wembley way to Cup glory
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Professional life after cricket

After retirement Hinks worked at the

, initially as a fundraiser before rising to the position of Director of Sport, Exercise and Health. He resigned from his post at the end of 2014Thacker D, Dogliani Z (2014
Sports chief Hinks to stand down
''Epigram'', Bristol University Students' Union, 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2017-11-10. and has since acted as a sports consultant and project manager and as Head Coach at the Bristol Academy of Sport based at

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, also known as SGS College, is a college of further education and higher education based in South Gloucestershire and Stroud, England. It was established in February 2012 following the merger of Filton Co ...

.SGS cricketer selected to train in India by Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-11-10.Cricket
Bristol Academy of Sport. Retrieved 2017-11-10. He has also coached at Thornbury CC, Gloucester City CC and previously at Old Bristolians Westbury CC and Stroud CC.

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