Alan Richard Simpson (21 June 1890 – 3 February 1972) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.
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| Full name | Alan Richard Simpson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1890 Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 February 1972 (aged 81) Hastings, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1922/23 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson was born at Shaftesbury in June 1890. He served in the First World War with the British Indian Army Reserve of Officers, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in July 1915.[1] A further promotion to lieutenant followed in July 1916.[2] Following the war, he was promoted to captain in April 1920,[3] prior to retiring from the Indian Army in April 1923.[4] Shortly before his retirement, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Parsees at Poona in the 1922–23 Bombay Quadrangular.[5] Playing in the Europeans team as a bowler, he took figures of 6 for 73 in the Parsees first innings and 2 for 42 in their second innings; despite this, the Europeans lost the match by 118 runs. Simpson batted twice in the match, being dismissed in the Europeans first innings for 4 runs by P. H. Daruwala, while in their second innings he was unbeaten on 20.[6]
By October 1929, Simpson had returned to service in the Indian Army as a captain;[7] however, his return to service last for just under two years, with Simpson resigning his commission in June 1931.[8] He later died at Hastings in February 1972.
References edit
- ^ "No. 29300". The London Gazette. 17 September 1915. p. 9238.
- ^ "No. 30199". The London Gazette. 24 July 1917. p. 7494.
- ^ "No. 32074". The London Gazette. 5 October 1920. p. 9696.
- ^ "No. 32848". The London Gazette. 27 July 1923. p. 5139.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Europeans v Parsees, Bombay Quadrangular Tournament 1922/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "No. 33558". The London Gazette. 6 December 1929. p. 7944.
- ^ "No. 33763". The London Gazette. 16 October 1931. p. 6630.