Stuart Simmonds (born 23 January 1967) is an English

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er and author. Simmonds is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm

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. He was born at

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. Simmonds represented the

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in a single

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match against Hertfordshire in the

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. In his only List A match, he scored an unbeaten 14 runs, while taking a 2 wickets at a

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of 25.00, with figures of 2/50.

Autobiography

Simmonds'

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"Watching With My Heroes" , with a foreword by

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was published in October 2017 with a book launch at The Folly in London on 31 October 2017 attended by both

and

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; cited by Simmonds in the book as the reason he became a Cricketer. Stuart has recently released an updated edition of his autobiography with additional chapters and with a foreword by David Bowden MBE from Sussex Cricket. Stuart is also currently a Vice President of the Sussex Cricket Foundation, the charity arm of Sussex Cricket.

Children's Fiction

Hannah the Spanner In 2019 Simmonds initially published the first six Hannah the Spanner books, with a seventh released in November 2019 in the "Hannah the Spanner" series, with illustrations b
Bill Greenhead
* Hannah the Spanner and the Dancing Bear * Hannah the Spanner and the Robot * Hannah the Spanner and the Circus * Hannah the Spanner and the Trip to the Moon *Hannah the Spanner and the Diamond Robbery *Hannah the Spanner and the Racing Car Released on 7 November 2019 together with a book launch in

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, London on 27 November 2019: * Hannah the Spanner and the Polar Bears An animated trailer narrated by

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has also bee
released
Harry the Karate Monkey In September 2020 Simmonds released Harry the Karate Money, the first in a new series of books written for his second daughter Lucy, with several more to follow. * Harry the Karate Monkey 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. * What's the Plan Stan *Parker and Rudi's Most Amazing Adventure * Don't touch that razor, Fraser Foreign Rights In March 2021, Simmonds signed a deal with Rightol Media Ltd, who acquired the rights to his back catalogue. This agreement will see his books sold and translated in 34 countries and languages.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simmonds, Stuart 1967 births Living people Cricketers from Birmingham, West Midlands English cricketers Sussex Cricket Board cricketers English cricketers of 1969 to 2000