Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player Name Simon Kippax | 1995–2000 Cumberland Bowling style Leg break googly | |
Full name Simon Alexander Jonathan Kippax Born 8 May 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-05-08 ) Leeds, Yorkshire, England Relations Peter Kippax (father)
Christopher Kippax (brother) | ||
Simon Alexander Jonathan Kippax (born 8 May 1964) is a former English cricketer. Kippax was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Kippax made his debut for Cumberland in the 1995 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Wales Minor Counties. Kippax played Minor counties cricket for Cumberland from 1995 to 2000, including 35 Minor Counties Championship matches and 12 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1995, he made his List A debut against Worcestershire in the NatWest Trophy. He played four further List A matches for Cumberland, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. In his five List A matches, he scored 32 runs at a batting average of 10.66, with a high score of 14*. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 33.00, with best figures of 2/31.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Essex Second XI and the Nottinghamshire Second XI. His father, Peter, played first-class cricket for Yorkshire, while his brother, Christopher, played List A cricket for Cumberland.