About Thomas Simpson
Lived 1879 – 1961 (aged 82). Thomas Simpson was a British cricketer.
Thomas Simpson (13 August 1879 – 19 December 1961) was an English cricketer. Simpson was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
Simpson made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire at Headingley in the 1903 County Championship. The following season he made two first-class appearances in the 1904 County Championship against Gloucestershire and Middlesex, while the following season he made a further two first-class appearances against the Marylebone Cricket Club and the touring Australians. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 42.50, with best figures of 1/28.
He died at Oldham, Lancashire on 19 December 1961.
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English cricketer (1879-1961)
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Thomas Simpson was born on 13 August 1879 in Keyworth.
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Thomas Simpson died on 19 December 1961 in Oldham.
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Thomas Simpson was a cricketer.
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