Famous Cricketers No 50 - Reg Simpson

149. M.C.C. v Australian XI, Sydney, December 15, 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b D.T.Ring 23 321 526-9d lbw b K.R.Miller 11 173-3 150. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 22, 23, 26, 27 (Australia won by 28 runs) c I.W.Johnson b K.R.Miller 4 197 194 b R.R.Lindwall 23 150 181 151. M.C.C. v New South Wales, Sydney, December 30, January 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c A.R.Morris b J.W.Burke 259 553-8d 333 130-6 152. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 5, 6, 8, 9 (Australia won by an innings and 13 runs) c S.J.E.Loxton b K.R.Miller 49 290 426 c D.Tallon b J.B.Iverson 0 123 153. M.C.C. v Tasmania, Hobart, January 13, 15, 16 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) run out 32 234 192 2 c T.R.Davidson b C.G.Richardson 43 188-1 229 154. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, January 27, 29, 30, 31 (M.C.C. won by 152 runs) c L.Michael b A.R.C.McLean 25 211 126 c and b A.R.C.McLean 1 220 153 155. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, February 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Australia won by 274 runs) b W.A.Johnston 29 272 371 c J.W.Burke b W.A.Johnston 61 228 403-8d 156. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 (England won by eight wickets) not out 156 320 217 run out 15 95-2 197 157. M.C.C. v Otago, Dunedin, March 10, 12 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 161 runs) c L.D.Smith b F.Stanley 49 381-8d 83 1 137 158. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, March 17, 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c W.M.Wallace b A.M.Moir 81 550 - - - - 417-8d 4 1 4 2 A.R.MacGibbon c T.G.Evans 46-3 G.F.Cresswell c T.G.Evans 159. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, March 24, 26, 27, 28 (England won by six wickets) b A.M.Moir 6 227 125 b T.B.Burtt 5 91-4 189 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches in Australia 5 10 1 349 156* 38.77 1 1 4 Test matches in New Zealand 2 3 0 92 81 30.66 - 1 - Other matches 9 15 0 695 259 46.33 2 1 4 Tour 16 28 1 1136 259 42.07 3 3 8 Career 159 267 24 11025 259 45.37 27 58 59 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Test Match in N.Z.(6-ball) 4 1 4 2 2/4 2.00 Career (6-ball) 399.1 127 1046 34 3/22 30.76 1951 Simpson was appointed Nottinghamshire captain in 1951. It was not a successful season for the County who finished bottom in the Championship gaining only 40 points from their twenty-eight games with only one victory. Some of the problem was caused by the Tent Bridge pitches which were so lifeless that many matches resulted only in a battle for first innings points. At the end of the season the County Club appointed a special committee to investigate the problem. Matters reached a head when Glamorgan came to Trent Bridge at the end of June and, on a fine afternoon, added no more than 12 runs in fifteen overs. Simpson was so incensed by their tactics that he bowled an over of lobs. In the 18