Famous Cricketers No 50 - Reg Simpson

474. Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, August 12, 14, 15 (Nottinghamshire won by 37 runs) run out 0 116 119-5d c T.W.Cartwright b J.D.Bannister 64 266 226 2 475. Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Trent Bridge, August 19, 21, 22 (Worcestershire won by eight wickets) c R.Booth b L.J.Coldwell 23 304 305-8d absent hurt - 195 195-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 12 23 3 762 100* 38.10 1 5 3 Career 475 818 51 29409 259 38.34 62 153 179 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 1.4 0 8 0 - - Career (6-ball) 769.4 224 } 2202 59 3/22 37.32 (8-ball) 3.4 1 1962 Reg Simpson had something of an Indian summer in 1962. He played in only ten matches in the County Championship plus the match against the Pakistani touring team, and in these games he totalled 867 runs at 54.18, figures that put him at the top not only of the Nottinghamshire but also the national averages. Wisden comments that “his graceful stroke play revealed few signs of declining ability”. He made two centuries, his last in first-class cricket, against Somerset and Glamorgan, both at Trent Bridge. In five successive innings at Trent Bridge in August he hit scores of 105, 79*, 82*, 104* and 72. As well as the hundreds, he passed fifty on six occasions. He played in only one away match, the traditional August Bank Holiday match against Surrey at Kennington Oval. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 476. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge, May 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c and b H.L.Jackson 2 155 202 run out 43 145-6 477. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, June 9, 11, 12 (Surrey won by 156 runs) c A.Long b P.J.Loader 41 224 380-5d c R.A.E.Tindall b G.A.R.Lock 28 187 187-2d 478. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Trent Bridge, June 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c K.V.Andrew b P.J.Watts 73 233 239 c J.D.F.Larter b P.D.Watts 42 122-3 272-7d 479. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, June 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c R.Julian b P.N.Broughton 54 241 343-3d c P.A.Munden b J.S.Savage 12 203-6 168-2d 480. Nottinghamshire v Pakistanis, Trent Bridge, June 30, July 2, 3 (Match drawn) b Nasim-ul-Ghani 76 206 396 c Alim-ud-Din b Nasim-ul-Ghani 0 316-8 481. Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, Trent Bridge, July 14, 16, 17 (Hampshire won by seven wickets) c H.M.Barnard b P.J.Sainsbury 18 152 - - - - 169-2d c L.Harrison b D.Shackleton 0 144 0.3 0 10 0 129-3 482. Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, August 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) run out 25 148 199 1 lbw b W.E.Alley 105 349-9d 54-0 483. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 4, 6, (7) (Match drawn) not out 4 86-1 233 484. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, August 11, 13, 14 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) not out 79 266-4d 196 not out 82 184-6 253 43