Frank Simpson (cricketer)

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Frank Simpson
England
Personal information
Full name	Frank William Simpson
Born	27 March 1909 (1909-03-27)
	Theberton, Suffolk, England
Died	13 August 1992 (aged 83)
	Winchester, Hampshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948	Combined Services
1931	Army
First-class debut	15 August 1931: Army v MCC
Last First-class	30 June 1948: Combined Services v Glamorgan
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	2
Runs scored	92
Batting average	23.00
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	40
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	-
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	-
10 wickets in match	-
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	1/0
As of 24 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Frank William Simpson (27 March 1909 – 13 August 1992)^[1] played cricket for various military teams between 1931 and 1954, also playing for the Straits Settlements in 1938 and 1939.^[2]

[edit] Biography

Born in Suffolk in 1909,^[3] Frank Simpson made his first-class cricket debut in August 1931, playing for the Army against the MCC at Lord's^[4] as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.^[3]

He played two matches for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1938 and 1939^[5] before serving in World War II, serving with distinction in Normandy after the D-day landings. He was eventually awarded the Distinguished Service Order and an OBE.^[6]

After the war, Simpson played for the Army against the Minor Counties in August 1947,^[5] and played his second, and final, first-class match for the Combined Services against Glamorgan in Pontypridd in 1948.^[4] In 1954, he played for the Army against Hampshire and for the Royal Engineers against the Royal Artillery at Lord's.^[5] He died in Hampshire in 1992.^[3]

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