Charles Simpson (cricketer)

Charles Edward Simpson (27 March 1882 – 26 June 1956) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played first-class cricket for Queensland and New South Wales between 1906 and 1910.[2]

Charles Simpson

Personal information
Full name	Charles Edward Simpson
Born	27 March 1882 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 June 1956 (aged 74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1906-07 to 1908-09	Queensland
1909-10 to 1910-11	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 15 Runs scored 719 Batting average 27.65 100s/50s 1/5 Top score 102 Balls bowled 1109 Wickets 18 Bowling average 31.44 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/50 Catches/stumpings 15/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2020

Charles Simpson showed promise in the five matches he played for Queensland in three seasons, and was selected in three matches for The Rest (of Australia): two against the Australian Test team and one against New South Wales. In the one against New South Wales in January 1910 he opened the batting and scored 102 in the second innings in 102 minutes, putting on 167 for the first wicket with Edgar Mayne.[3] He was selected a few days later in the Australian team that toured New Zealand at the end of the season, and played in five first-class matches on the tour, including one of the two against New Zealand.[4]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References

1. "Charles Simpson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
2. "Charles Simpson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
3. "New South Wales v The Rest 1909-10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

• Charles Simpson at ESPNcricinfo