Famous Cricketers No 50 - Reg Simpson

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 28 53 6 1364 120* 29.02 2 7 9 Other Notts matches 2 4 0 103 63 25.75 - 1 1 Other matches 1 1 0 44 44 44.00 - - - Season 31 58 6 1511 120* 29.05 2 8 10 Career 463 795 48 28647 259 38.34 61 148 176 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship (6-ball) 16.2 3 69 1 1/12 69.00 Career (6-ball) 768 224 } 2194 59 3/22 37.18 (8-ball) 3.4 1 1961 Simpson relinquished the Nottinghamshire captaincy in 1961 and also reduced his playing commitment. He took part in only twelve Championship matches, ten at home plus the away games against Derbyshire at Ilkeston and Surrey at Kennington Oval. He batted very well scoring 762 runs at an average of 38.10 which put him in second place in the Nottinghamshire averages. He made 100* in the match against Surrey at Trent Bridge when Nottinghamshire gained a rare win over the southern County by 28 runs. Fifties followed against Somerset, Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Gloucester- shire and Warwickshire, all at Trent Bridge. Nottinghamshire, finishing last in the Championship for the third time in four seasons, could have done with him playing more. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 464. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge, May 13, 15, 16 (Derbyshire won by three wickets) lbw b R.Berry 49 280 152 run out 3 195-9d 324-7 465. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, May 20, 22, 23 (Nottinghamshire won by 28 runs) c J.H.Edrich b M.D.Willett 27 278 281-7d not out 100 293-5d 262 466. Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, June 14, 15, 16 (Somerset won by an innings and 57 runs) lbw b K.D.Biddulph 17 158 428-6d c H.W.Stephenson b K.E.Palmer 62 213 467. Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan, Trent Bridge, June 17, 19, 20 (Glamorgan won by six wickets) c P.M.Walker b J.B.Evans 1 170 - - - - 153 not out 38 219 1 0 4 0 237-4 468. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, June 24, 26, 27 (Middlesex won by 28 runs) c R.W.Hooker b F.J.Titmus 25 125 324-6d b R.W.Hooker 71 315 144-1d 1 469. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Trent Bridge, July 1, 3, 4 (Nottinghamshire won by 127 runs) c K.V.Andrew b J.D.F.Larter 66 343-8d 232 run out 0 165-7d 149 470. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Trent Bridge, July 22, 24, 25 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) b D.R.Smith 73 353-6d - - - - 327 c C.A.Milton b D.G.A’Court 1 148 0.4 0 4 0 177-4 471. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Ilkeston, July 29, 31, August 1 (Match drawn) c H.L.Jackson b W.F.Oates 47 239 358-8d not out 45 209-7 472. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 5, 7, 8 (Surrey won by 134 runs) c M.D.Willett b R.I.Jefferson 12 205 301-7d c R.I.Jefferson b E.A.Bedser 1 172 210-8d 473. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, August 9, 10, 11 (Yorkshire won by 207 runs) c J.G.Binks b D.B.Close 17 140 347-7d c and b K.Gillhouley 20 175 175-3d 42