Simon Peter Beare (born 2 July 1979) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played six first-class and six List A matches for Otago between the 2001/02 and 2004/05 seasons.[1][2]

Simon Beare
Personal information
Full name
Simon Peter Beare
Born (1979-07-02) 2 July 1979 (age 45)
Hamilton, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2004/05Otago
FC debut12 February 2002 Otago v Central Districts
Last FC21 January 2005 Otago v Northern Districts
LA debut25 January 2002 Otago v Central Districts
Last LA25 January 2004 Otago v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class LA
Matches 6 6
Runs scored 137 104
Batting average 12.45 20.80
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 60 61
Balls bowled 192 24
Wickets 8 1
Bowling average 13.25 29.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/5 1/29
Catches/stumpings 9/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 May 2016

Beare was born at Hamilton in 1979 and played age-group cricket for Northern Districts sides. He made his senior debut for Otago in a List A match against Central Districts in January 2002 before going on to make his first-class debut the following month against the same side.[2]

In 2005, he signed a contract with Workington Cricket Club in England to coach the side and play in the North Lancashire and Cumbria League first division.[3] Workington won the Higson Cup and finished third in the league in Beare's first season, with an innings of 215 in the Higson cup final.[4][5] The side won the league title in 2007 and 2008, but due to a change in the rules surrounding the use of player-coaches, Beare was no longer able to play in league matches for the side.[6] He played for Callington Cricket Club in the Cornwall Cricket League between 2009 and 2011 before he was able to return to play for Workington in 2012.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Simon Beare". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Simon Beare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Club signs pro player". Times and Star. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ Pro smashes club to best season for years, Times and Star, 30 September 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ Collomosse A (2005) Savage Beare attack, The Daily Telegraph, 9 August 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ Pearson, Harry (2010). Slipless In Settle: A Slow Turn Around Northern Cricket. Hachette UK. ISBN 9780748115211. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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