Frank Simpson (cricketer)
Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Frank William Simpson | |||
Born | (1909-03-27)27 March 1909 Theberton, Suffolk, England |
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Died | 13 August 1992(1992-08-13) (aged 83) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
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Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Bowling style | Right arm medium pace | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
1948 | Combined Services | |||
1931 | Army | |||
First-class debut | ||||
Last First-class | ||||
Career statistics | ||||
First-class | ||||
2 | ||||
92 | ||||
23.00 | ||||
0/0 | ||||
40 | ||||
0 | ||||
- | ||||
- | ||||
- | ||||
- | ||||
- | ||||
1/0 | ||||
Source: CricketArchive, 24 December 2007 |
Colonel Frank William Simpson DSO OBE ((1909-03-27)27 March 1909 – 13 August 1992(1992-08-13)) was a British Army officer who also played cricket, including two first-class games, for various military teams between 1931 and 1954, also playing for the Straits Settlements in 1938 and 1939.
Read more about Frank Simpson (cricketer): Biography, Second World War, Post-war
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