Archibald Millar Robertson Sim (born 8 January 1942) is a former South African cricketer. Sim was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.

Archibald Sim
Personal information
Full name
Archibald Millar Robertson Sim
Born (1942-01-08) 8 January 1942 (age 82)
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964–1966Northamptonshire
1962/63North Eastern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 196
Batting average 17.81
100s/50s –/1
Top score 66*
Balls bowled 9
Wickets 1
Bowling average 12.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/12
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2011

Sim made his first-class debut for North Eastern Transvaal against Rhodesia in the 1962/63 Currie Cup. He made two further appearances in that season's competition, against Border and Rhodesia.[1] In his three appearances, he scored 45 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 17.[2] He played county cricket for Northamptonshire in 1964, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University. He made a further appearance in 1965 against Oxford University, before making two further appearances in 1966 against Oxford University and Nottinghamshire.[1] In his four first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, he scored 151 runs at an average of 25.16, with a high score of 66 not out,[2] which came against Oxford University in 1965.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Archibald Sim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Archibald Sim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1965". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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