Simon Forde
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Fullname
Simon Francis Forde
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Francis Forde |
| Born | 22 January 1972 Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1998/99–2000/01 | otago |
| 1999/00 | Dunedin Metro |
Source: CricInfo, 9 May 2016 | |
Simon Francis Forde (born 22 January 1972) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played ten first-class and twenty List A matches for Otago between 1998 and 2001.[1][2]
Forde was born at Tuatapere in Southland in 1972. He worked as a police officer and was awarded a bronze medal for bravery by the Royal Humane Society after attempting to extinguish a fire with two colleagues and searched a burning building for injured survivors. Since retiring from playing cricket he has been a selector for the Otago side.[3]