Phil Simmons

Phil Simmons
Personal information
Full name
Philip Verant Simmons
Born (1963-04-18) 18 April 1963 (age 61)
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatting all-rounder
RelationsLendl Simmons (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 191)11 January 1988 v India
Last Test17 November 1997 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 51)16 October 1987 v Pakistan
Last ODI30 May 1999 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–2001Trinidad and Tobago
1989–1990Durham
1992–1993Border
1994–1998Leicestershire
1996–2000Easterns
2000–2002Wales Minor Counties
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2004–2005Zimbabwe
2007–2015Ireland
2015–2016West Indies
2017–2019Afghanistan
2019–2022West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 26 143 207 306
Runs scored 1,002 3,675 11,682 8,929
Batting average 22.26 28.93 35.61 33.19
100s/50s 1/4 5/18 24/65 12/54
Top score 110 122 261 166*
Balls bowled 624 2,876 13,196 9,616
Wickets 4 83 214 214
Bowling average 64.25 34.65 28.68 34.49
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/34 4/3 7/49 5/33
Catches/stumpings 26/– 55/– 241/– 137/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2010

Philip Verant Simmons (born 18 April 1963) is a Trinidadian cricket coach and former player who is currently a coach of the Papua New Guinea national team. He played international cricket for the West Indies from 1987 to 1999 as an opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He excelled in the One Day International (ODI) format and represented the West Indies at three World Cups.

After retiring from playing, Simmons spent two periods as head coach of the West Indies (2015–2016 and 2019–2022). He has also spent stints in charge of Zimbabwe (2004–2005), Ireland (2007–2015), and Afghanistan (2017–2019). During his time with the West Indies, he led the team to victory in the 2016 T20 World Cup.