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Full name Robert Baddeley Simpson
Born February 3, 1936, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 72 years 217 days
Major teams Australia,New South Wales,Western Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Referee
Relations Son-in-law - AMJ Hilditch
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
62
111
7
4869
311
46.81
10
27
2
110
0
ODIs
2
2
0
36
23
18.00
53
67.92
0
0
3
1
4
0
First-class
257
436
62
21029
359
56.22
60
100
383
0
List A
5
5
1
135
37
33.75
0
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
62
84
6881
3001
71
5/57
8/97
42.26
2.61
96.9
3
2
0
ODIs
2
2
102
95
2
2/30
2/30
47.50
5.58
51.0
0
0
0
First-class
257
13287
349
5/33
38.07
6
0
List A
5
166
134
4
2/30
2/30
33.50
4.84
41.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Dec 23-28, 1957 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Australia at Kingston, Apr 28-May 3, 1978 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v Australia at St John's, Feb 22, 1978 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Australia at Castries, Apr 12, 1978 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1952/53 - 1977/78
List A span
1964 - 1977/78
ICC match referee statistics
Test debut
India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Nov 19-23, 1997 scorecard
Last Test
India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Dec 3-7, 1997 scorecard
Test matches
3
Test statistics
Profile
A key figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades, as cricketer, captain, coach and commentator, Bob Simpson first toured with Australia in 1957-58 as an allrounder, bowling legbreaks and fielding infallibly at slip. He subsequently became a first-rate opening batsman, although it wasn't until his 30th Test, by which time he had succeeded to the captaincy, that he first posted a Test hundred. He made this breakthrough innings at Old Trafford count, by turning it into 311 in almost 13 hours. In all he made 1381 Test runs in 1964, a record at the time. Hard-bitten and immensely dedicated, he steadily rationalised his repertoire of strokes, eschewing the hook, but excelling as an acquirer of singles; Australia has had no more productive an opening pairing than Simpson and Bill Lawry. With the advent of World Series Cricket in April 1977, Simmo emerged from retirement at 41 to lead Australia again, against India, where his old powers against spin were evident, and West Indies, whose fast bowlers proved more taxing: his captaincy record, ultimately, was rather modest. When Australia went looking for a fulltime coach in the mid-1980s, he was again the Board's choice, and gave Allan Border's team a taste of the discipline to which he had always submitted himself as a player. A martinet where fitness, fielding and batting technique were concerned, he held the job for a controversial but successful decade, during which time the team won the World Cup and regained both the Ashes and the Frank Worrell Trophy. He also had stints in county cricket, coaching Leicestershire and Lancashire. Gideon Haigh
