Famous Cricketers No 50 - Reg Simpson

matches he scored 1245 runs at an average of 29.64, his worst return for six years. At the end of the season he was selected to tour Australia and New Zealand with the 1954/55 MCC team. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 263. M.C.C. v Surrey, Lord’s, May 5, 6, 7 (Surrey won by four wickets) c A.J.W.McIntyre b G.A.R.Lock 23 126 130-4d c T.H.Clark b J.C.Laker 15 88 87-6 264. Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, May 8, 9 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 130 runs) c J.W.J.McMahon b Yawar Saeed 147 380 137 113 265. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 15, 17 (Middlesex won by seven wickets) run out 32 111 155 c D.C.S.Compton b J.A.Young 3 148 106-3 266. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Trent Bridge, May 19, 20, 21 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 88 runs) b T.E.Bailey 10 359 154 1 117 267. M.C.C. v Pakistanis, Lord’s, May 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c Khan Mohammed b Shuja-ud-Din 126 307-7d 310-4d c Alim-ud-Din b Khan Mohammed 1 210-6d 85-6 268. Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Taunton, May 26, 27, 28 (Somerset won by ten wickets) c M.F.Tremlett b J.Hilton 30 193 344 b J.G.Lomax 8 272 122-0 269. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 29, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) c D.G.Greasley b G.E.Tribe 30 243-5d 212 b G.E.Tribe 62 202-8 261-6d 270. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Trent Bridge, June 2, 3, 4 (Nottinghamshire won by seven wickets) b R.R.Dovey 30 240 305-9d b R.R.Dovey 12 210-3 144 271. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, June 5, (7), (8) (Match drawn) 403-5 1 272. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Lord’s, June (10), (11), (12), 14, 15 (Match drawn) lbw b Fazal Mahmood 40 117-9d 87 121-3 273. Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Trent Bridge, June 16, 17, 18 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) c R.T.D.Perks b R.O.Jenkins 23 330 86 c D.Kenyon b R.T.D.Perks 0 68-4 310 274. Nottinghamshire v Pakistanis, Trent Bridge, June 19, 21, 22 (Pakistanis won by eight wickets) c Imtiaz Ahmed b Mahmood Hussain 9 155 373-6d b Fazal Mahmood 9 274 57-2 275. Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan, Trent Bridge, June 26, 28, 29 (Glamorgan won by 40 runs) c and b W.Wooller 30 244 150 1 c A.J.Watkins b D.J.Shepherd 25 183 317 276. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Trent Bridge, July 1, 2, 3, 5 (England won by an innings and 129 runs) b Khalid Hassan 101 558-6d 157 272 277. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Bristol, July 7, 8 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 45 runs) c C.A.Milton b F.P.McHugh 6 166 289 2 b F.P.McHugh 7 78 278. Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Hastings, July 10, 12, 13 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) b N.I.Thomson 23 286 350-8d c and b A.E.James 36 264-6 198-7d 279. Gentlemen v Players, Lord’s, July 14, 15, 16 (Players won by 49 runs) lbw b J.B.Statham 1 126 144 c B.Dooland b R.Appleyard 17 160 191 27