Famous Cricketers No 50 - Reg Simpson

1959 The 1959 season saw Simpson back to something like his best form with 2033 runs in all competitions at an average of 40.66. He hit five centuries for Nottinghamshire, four of them in the Championship against Warwickshire, Sussex, and Surrey (two). The other hundred was against the Indian touring team. Nottinghamshire finished last in the Championship again but this time bowling was the problem. Only four games were won and no Nottinghamshire bowler had an average below 30. As well as his centuries Simpson hit twelve fifties in the Championship and headed the Nottinghamshire averages with 1860 runs at 41.33. Many of his innings this season were played from the middle order where he had gone to give the middle of the innings some much needed stiffening. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 403. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, May 9, 11, 12 (Yorkshire won by 194 runs) c J.G.Binks b F.S.Trueman 56 153 238 b R.Illingworth 7 128 237-4d 1 404. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, May 13, 14, 15 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) c J.S.Savage b J.van Geloven 28 306-6d - - - - 302-7d c E.F.Phillips b C.T.Spencer 13 241-6 0.3 0 7 0 243-6d 1 405. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c M.D.Willett b A.V.Bedser103 329 350-7d c A.V.Bedser b K.F.Barrington 33 111-2 251-2d 406. Nottinghamshire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 23, 25, 26 (Oxford University won by nine wickets) b D.M.Sayer 0 294 353 c A.C.Smith b D.W.Pettit 41 149 93-1 407. Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, May 27, 28, 29 (Hampshire won by three wickets) c L.Harrison b M.D.Burden 64 190 356-9d c A.C.D.Ingleby-Mackenzie b M.D.Burden 66 375-9d 211-7 1 408. Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c R.Booth b J.A.Flavell 67 300 350-9d 177-3 409. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Romford, June 10, 11, 12 (Essex won by an innings and 132 runs) b L.H.R.Ralph 8 170 396 lbw b L.H.R.Ralph 10 94 410. Nottinghamshire v Cambridge University, Trent Bridge, June 13, 15, 16 (Nottinghamshire won by 179 runs) c C.B.Howland b S.Douglas-Pennant 3 284 160 c D.J.Green b J.R.Bernard 29 259-2d 204 411. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, June 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) lbw b M.Ryan 0 151 418-3d c J.R.Burnet b D.Wilson 54 460-6 412. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge, June 20, 22, 23 (Derbyshire won by four wickets) b H.J.Rhodes 3 292 295-4d c D.C.Morgan b H.J.Rhodes 3 142 143-6 413. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 27, 29, 30 (Northamptonshire won by an innings and 121 runs) c D.Brookes b J.S.Manning 10 107 307-7d 1 c K.V.Andrew b J.G.Williamson 0 79 414. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Trent Bridge, July 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c D.A.Allen b B.D.Wells 48 187 2 1 1 0 323-5d c T.W.Graveney b D.A.Allen 0 284-8 3 0 11 0 222-3d 1 415. Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, July 4, 6, 7 (Nottinghamshire won by two wickets) c A.V.G.Wolton b W.B.Bridge 76 263-8d 262 c and b O.S.Wheatley 1 193-8 193 1 416. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, July 8, 9, 10 (Lancashire won by five wickets) c K.J.Grieves b J.B.Statham 29 195 283 b R.Collins 55 233 147-5 38