a total of 143 ODI matches between 1987 and 1999. Making his ODI career at the 1987 Cricket World Cup, he made two half-centuries (50 against Pakistan and 89 against Sri Lanka). At the 1992 World Cup, he played four matches including scoring 110 versus Sri Lanka. In December 1992, during the 8th match of the World Series Cup in Australia, Simmons won the Man of the Match award for his match-winning spell of 10 overs, 8 maidens, 3 runs, 4 wickets, with an economy of 0.30, against Pakistan. With this, Simmons holds the world record for most economical bowling performance (in terms of the fewest runs conceded) in an ODI among those who completed their maximum quota of overs (10 overs in a 50-over match). At Sharjah's Champions Trophy tri-series the following year he was named player of the series by scoring three half centuries and a total of 330 runs for the series. At the 1995/96 World Series Cup in Australia, which also included hosts Sri Lanka, Simmons failed to impress for which he was not selected for the 1996 World Cup. He was, however, recalled prior to the 1999 World Cup, where he played four matches, including his final ODI match (against Australia at Old Trafford). Serious injury During a 1988 tour match against Gloucestershire on his debut tour of England, he was struck on the head by a fast ball from David Lawrence in bad light at Bristol. His heart stopped and he required emergency surgery at Frenchay Hospital, from which he recovered fully. Coaching career Simmons' playing days came to a close in 2002. He then embarked on a coaching career, firstly working at Zimbabwe's Harare based academy. During May 2004 he was appointed Zimbabwe's new head coach, replacing Australian Geoff Marsh. This came as the team was weakened due to the mass dismissal of several senior players. He found himself having to defend Zimbabwe's Test status in the midst of a losing streak, which included losses to Bangladesh and New Zealand. Simmons was eventually dismissed by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union in August 2005. Simmons succeeded Adrian Birrell as coach of the Ireland national cricket team after the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. During his tenure, Ireland won a number of trophies and qualified for every major ICC event. He also steered them to victories over England at the 2011 Cricket World Cup along with