Thomas Simpson (13 August 1879 – 19 December 1961) was an English cricketer. Simpson was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | Thomas Simpson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1879 Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1961 (aged 82) Oldham, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903–1905 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire at Headingley in the 1903 County Championship.[1] The following season he made two first-class appearances in the 1904 County Championship against Gloucestershire and Middlesex, while the following season he made a further two first-class appearances against the Marylebone Cricket Club and the touring Australians.[1] He scored a total of 38 runs in his five matches, at an average of 5.42 and a high score of 14.[2] With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 42.50, with best figures of 1/28.[3]
He died at Oldham, Lancashire on 19 December 1961.
References edit
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
External links edit
- Thomas Simpson at ESPNcricinfo
- Thomas Simpson at CricketArchive