| Simon Forde | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Simon Francis Forde |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Club1: | otago |
| Club2: | Dunedin Metro |
| Year2: | 1999/00 |
| Date: | 9 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37008.html CricInfo |
Simon Francis Forde (born 22 January 1972) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played ten first-class and twenty List A matches for Otago between 1998 and 2001.[1] [2]
Forde was born at Tuatapere in Southland in 1972. He worked as a police officer and was awarded a bronze medal for bravery by the Royal Humane Society after attempting to extinguish a fire with two colleagues and searched a burning building for injured survivors. Since retiring from playing cricket he has been a selector for the Otago side.[3]