Bob Simpson

Australia|Batting Allrounder
Bob Simpson
INTL CAREER: 1957 - 1978
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Full Name

Robert Baddeley Simpson

Born

February 03, 1936, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales

Age

88y 45d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

Playing Role

Batting Allrounder

RELATIONS

(son-in-law),

(grandson)

Other

Referee

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.
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Bob Simpson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests621117486931146.81--1027-21100
ODIs220362318.005367.92003140
FC257436622102935956.22--60100--3830
List A5511353733.75--00--40

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests628468813001715/578/9742.262.6196.9320
ODIs221029522/302/3047.505.5851.0000
FC257-27998132883495/33-38.072.8480.2-60
List A5-16613442/302/3033.504.8441.5000

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatReferee
Tests33
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Photos of Bob Simpson

World-Cup winning coach Bob Simpson at the Allan Border medal night
Debbie Hockley and Bob Simpson at the ICC's Hall of Fame Induction
Bob Simpson at the ICC's Hall of Fame Induction
Bob Simpson
Bobby Simpson the Lancashire Coach
Bobby Simpson coaching Lancashire