Simon Hewitt

Simon Mark Hewitt (born 30 July 1961) is an English-born former French first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played more than 100 times for the France national cricket team between 1989 and 2001, most of the time captaining the side, having previously played for Oxford University. His brother Steven played cricket for Cambridge University.

Career

Hewitt began his cricketing career playing for Oxford University in 1984. He played four first-class matches for them that year, against Lancashire, Somerset, Middlesex and Gloucestershire.

He made his debut for France in September 1989, playing against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a match played as part of the bicentenary celebrations of the French Revolution. He played on a tour to Austria in 1996, playing twice against the Austrian national team and in the 1996 European Nations Cup. in a match that the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.

He played in the following years European Championship tournament