Famous Cricketers No 50 - Reg Simpson

Worcestershire at Trent Bridge. At the end of the season he played in two Festival matches at Torquay representing North against South and an England XI against a Commonwealth XI. In yet another wet season Nottinghamshire finished at the foot of the County table with only three victories. Dooland had retired but the main weakness was their batting. Simpson’s average of 25.91 still put him in second place in the averages and the leader, Cyril Poole, averaged 26.60. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 374. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 7, 8, 9 (Middlesex won by two wickets) b A.E.Moss 13 95 253-8d c J.D.B.Robertson b J.J.Warr16 340 183-8 2 375. Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan, Trent Bridge, May 10, 12, 13 (Glamorgan won by five wickets) b J.B.Evans 0 88 174 c and b J.E.McConnon 19 198 113-5 376. Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, May 14, 15, 16 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) c R.W.C.Pitman b P.J.Sainsbury 22 241 150 c P.J.Sainsbury b M.D.Burden 14 97-4 184 377. Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Hove, May 17, 19, 20 (Sussex won by eight wickets) c K.G.Suttle b N.I.Thomson 58 287-6d 263 c A.S.M.Oakman b R.V.Bell 28 130 157-2 378. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Trent Bridge, May 21, 22, 23 (Essex won by an innings and 112 runs) c K.C.Preston b L.H.R.Ralph 32 168 342-7d 2 c B.Taylor b K.C.Preston 3 62 379. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, May 24, 26, 27 (Surrey won by an innings and 43 runs) not out 39 188 334-4d lbw b J.C.Laker 0 103 380. Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Trent Bridge, June 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c D.W.Richardson b R.Berry72 166 145 c L.J.Coldwell b M.J.Horton 62 188-3d 184-8 1 381. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Blackheath, June 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c S.E.Leary b J.C.T.Page 23 148 438-6d 2 c J.C.T.Page b J.Pettiford 53 166-5 382. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, June 18, 19, (20) (Match drawn) c A.Wilson b J.B.Statham 6 130 179 129-4 383. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, June (21), (23), 24 (Match drawn) c W.B.Stott b D.Pickles 59 213-6d 1 0 3 0 214-3 384. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Garrison Ground, Colchester, June (28), 30, July (1) (Match drawn) st B.Taylor b K.C.Preston 10 138 108-6 385. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Trent Bridge, July 5, 7, 8 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) c D.Brookes b G.E.Tribe 13 170 94 1 c D.Brookes b A.Lightfoot 1 83-4 158 386. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Trent Bridge, July 9, 10, 11 (Kent won by nine wickets) c T.G.Evans b F.Ridgway 0 342-9d 343-6d 1 c J.M.Prodger b D.J.Halfyard 1 137 137-1 387. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Gloucester, July 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c C.A.Milton b C.Cook 65 276 244 st B.J.Meyer b C.Cook 84 172-4d 89-4 388. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, July 16, 17, 18 (Northamptonshire won by ten wickets) b M.H.J.Allen 18 129 - - - - 279 c K.V.Andrew b M.H.J.Allen 35 213 1 0 3 0 66-0 389. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge, July 19, 21, 22 (Derbyshire won by an innings and 88 runs) c J.M.Kelly b C.Gladwin 7 132 353-7d c and b C.Gladwin 14 133 390. Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Bournemouth, July 23, 24, 25 (Hampshire won by an innings and 22 runs) c R.W.C.Pitman b D.Shackleton 5 100 416-5d c D.Shackleton b J.R.Gray 17 294 36