Simon Hinks
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| Full name | Simon Graham Hinks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1960 Northfleet, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1991 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 2 June 1982 Kent v Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 11 June 1994 Gloucestershire v New Zealanders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 13 June 1982 Kent v Northants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 4 May 1999 Gloucestershire Cricket Board v Yorkshire Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 10 November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Graham Hinks (born 12 October 1960) is a former English professional cricketer.[1] He played for Kent County Cricket Club and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1982 and 1994, scoring over 8,700 runs in first-class cricket. Since retirement he has coached cricket and worked in sports administration at the University of Bristol.
Cricket career[edit]
Hinks was born in Northfleet, Kent in 1960. He first played for the Kent Second XI in 1979 before making his first-class cricket debut for the county in June 1982 in a match against Hampshire at Bournemouth. 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 Middlesex at Canterbury in 1990, the innings contributing to a Kent record score for the second wicket of 366 with Neil Taylor which lasted until 2017.[2][3][4] He was awarded his county cap in 1985.[2]
After playing infrequently in 1991, Hinks moved to Gloucestershire for the start of the 1992 season, playing there until 1994.[5][4] He played club cricket for Stroud Cricket Club and Thornbury Cricket Club. He played for Gloucestershire Cricket Board in the Minor Counties Trophy in 1998 and made a final limited-overs appearance in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[4][6][7]
Professional life after cricket[edit]
After retirement Hinks worked at the University of Bristol, 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 2014[8] 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.[9][10] He has also coached at Thornbury CC, Gloucester City CC and previously at Old Bristolians Westbury CC and Stroud CC.
References[edit]
- ^ Simon Hinks, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ a b Simon Graham Hinks, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Hoad A (2017) Sean Dickson and Joe Denly rewrite Kent cricket history books against Northamptonshire at Beckenham, Kent Online, 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ a b c Simon Hinks, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Hodgson D (1993) County Cricket: Spin twins alter the Championship equation: Club-by-club guide to new season of four-day games and colourful Sundays by Derek Hodgson, The Independent, 1993-04-26. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Marks V (1999) Lord's takes the Wembley way to Cup glory, The Guardian, 1999-05-01. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Cricket: Thornbury avoid the drop, Western Telegraph, 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Thacker D, Dogliani Z (2014) Sports chief Hinks to stand down, Epigram, Bristol University Students' Union, 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ 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.