Simon Oakes (born 9 September 1974) is a former English

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er. Oakes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Oakes made his Minor counties debut for Lincolnshire in the 1996 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Bedfordshire. Oakes played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1996 to 2002, which included 38

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matches and 23 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his

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debut against Gloucestershire in the

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, which was also Oakes' debut match for Lincolnshire. He made 11 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, the last coming against Norfolk. In his 12 matches for the county, he took 13 wickets at an average of 31.53, with best figures of 2/16. He also played 2 List A matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, against Yorkshire in the

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and

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in the

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. He 3 wickets for the Minor Counties, which came at an average of 44.33, with best figures of 3/37.

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