Jack Simpson (1 December 1920 – 13 January 1997) was a Northern Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Jack Simpson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1920 Lisburn, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 1997 (aged 76) Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson was born in Lisburn and was educated in the town at Wallace High School and Lisburn Technical College.[1] Playing his club cricket for Lisburn,[1] Simpson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Paisley in 1954.[2] He batted once in the match, scoring 26 runs in Ireland's first-innings, before being dismissed by Jimmy Allan. He also bowled fifteen wicket-less overs across Scotland's two innings.[3] He died at Lisburn in January 1997.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Player profile: Jack Simpson". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jack Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2018.