| Ramon Simmonds | |
| Full Name: | Ramon Romario Simmonds |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Barbados, West Indies |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Barbados |
| Year1: | 2022–present |
| Club2: | Barbados Royals |
| Year2: | 2022–present |
| Club3: | Paarl Royals |
| Year3: | 2023 |
| Club4: | West Indies Academy |
| Year4: | 2023 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 9 February |
| Debutyear1: | 2022 |
| Debutfor1: | Barbados |
| Debutagainst1: | Leeward Islands |
| Type2: | T20 |
| Debutdate2: | 1 September |
| Debutyear2: | 2022 |
| Debutfor2: | Barbados Royals |
| Debutagainst2: | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 235 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 0* |
| Deliveries1: | 494 |
| Wickets1: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 0 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/64 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/0 |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 3 |
| Runs2: | 131 |
| Bat Avg2: | 26.2 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 0* |
| Deliveries2: | 120 |
| Wickets2: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 0 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/0 |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 9 |
| Runs3: | 191 |
| Bat Avg3: | 23.87 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 13* |
| Deliveries3: | 132 |
| Wickets3: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 0 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 2/0 |
| Date: | 7 January 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ramon-simmonds-1209197 ESPNcricinfo |
Ramon Romario Simmonds (born 16 October 2001) is a Barbadian cricketer, who is a left-arm fast medium bowler.[1] He plays for Barbados cricket team in West Indian domestic cricket, having previously represented the West Indies under-19 cricket team.[2]
Simmonds played for Barbados under-17 team in the 2018 West Indies Cricket Board Under-17 Tournament, which was held in July 2018.[3] In November 2019, he was named in West Indies' squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his under-19 debut on 10 December 2019, against Sri Lanka in the 2019–20 West Indies Under-19 Tri-Nation Series.[5]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for Everton Weekes Centre Of Excellence A Team in the 2020–21 BCA Super Cup 50 Over.[6] In July 2022, he was named in the inaugural batch of the CWI Emerging Players Academy for high-performance training and development sessions.[7] [8]
Simmonds was part of the Barbados' squad that won the 2021–22 West Indies Championship.[9] He made his first-class debut for Barbados on 9 February 2022, against the Leeward Islands.[10] He took a wicket in the first innings and a four-wicket haul in the second innings on his debut match,[11] helping Barbados to win the match by six wickets.[12] He impressed in his debut first-class season picking up 12 wickets from 4 matches,[13] and finished as the second highest wicket-taker for Barbados.[14] In October 2022, he was selected to play for Barbados in the 2022–23 Super50 Cup.[15] He made his List A debut on 1 November 2022, against West Indies Academy,[16] and took four wickets conceding 39 runs.[17] In April 2023, he was named in West Indies Academy's squad for the inaugural 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[18]
In July 2022, Simmonds was named in Barbados Royals' squad for the 2022 season of The 6ixty, a T10 cricket tournament.[19] In August 2022, Simmonds was signed by the Barbados Royals to play for them in the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.[20] He made his Twenty20 debut for Barbados Royals on 1 September 2022, against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.[21] On 27 September 2022, he grabbed three wickets for 17 runs leading Barbados Royals to win the Qualifier 1 by 87 runs and progress to the final.[22] He claimed seven wickets from eight matches, and won the Emerging Player of the Tournament award.[23] He impressed the management with his bowling variations including execution of slower balls and yorkers and courage to bowl the difficult overs.[24] [25] He was named in the 2022 Hero CPL Team of the Tournament, as a result of his performances throughout the tournament.[26]
In September 2022, he was bought by Paarl Royals at a price of US$ 9,862 to play for them in the inaugural season of the SA20.[27]