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Simon Base (born 1960) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket between 1981 and 1999.[1]

Base was born in Maidstone, Kent, but first represented Western Province South Africa in 1981 before moving back to England to commence his county career; He initially played for Glamorgan in 1986 and later Derbyshire. He also played for Boland and Border Provinces in South Africa.

Base took 388 first-class wickets and 221 List A wickets,[1] and was part of the Derbyshire side which won the Refuge Assurance League in 1990.

In 1989, he toured the Netherlands with the England A team, taking three wickets in two limited-over matches against a Netherlands XI.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Base". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "England XI in The Netherlands, Aug 1989". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  • Simon Base at CricketArchive (subscription required)