Alan Simpson (cricketer)

Alan Richard Simpson (21 June 1890 – 3 February 1972) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Indian Army.

Alan Simpson
Personal information
Full name
Alan Richard Simpson
Born21 June 1890
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Died3 February 1972(1972-02-03) (aged 81)
Hastings, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922/23Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 24
Batting average 24.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20*
Balls bowled 273
Wickets 8
Bowling average 14.37
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/73
Catches/stumpings 1/–
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

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  1. ^ "No. 29300". The London Gazette. 17 September 1915. p. 9238.
  2. ^ "No. 30199". The London Gazette. 24 July 1917. p. 7494.
  3. ^ "No. 32074". The London Gazette. 5 October 1920. p. 9696.
  4. ^ "No. 32848". The London Gazette. 27 July 1923. p. 5139.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Europeans v Parsees, Bombay Quadrangular Tournament 1922/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 33558". The London Gazette. 6 December 1929. p. 7944.
  8. ^ "No. 33763". The London Gazette. 16 October 1931. p. 6630.
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