National side Irish Name Simon Corlett | Role Cricket Player Education Worksop College | |
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling style Right arm fast-medium (RFM) | ||
Simon Charles Corlett (born 18 January 1950 in Blantyre, Malawi) is a former Irish cricketer. Corlett attended Worksop College, a public school in North Nottinghamshire, and Exeter College, Oxford. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in a match against the Netherlands in June 1974, and went on to play for Ireland on 73 occasions, his last match coming in August 1987 against Wales.
Of his matches for Ireland, fifteen had first-class status and seven had List A status. Of the first-class matches he played for Ireland, all but one was against Scotland, the other coming against Sri Lanka.
Prior to his international career for Ireland, he played for Oxford University, playing 18 first-class matches for them.
He later served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 2003.