Bob Simpson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 17 years ago |
Date of birth | February 3,1936 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Marrickville |
Australia | |
Height | 179 (cm) |
Test debut (cap 209) | 23 December 1957 |
South Africa | |
Last ODI | 12 April 1978 |
West Indies | |
ODI debut (cap 44) | 22 February 1978 |
West Indies | |
Bowling | leg spin |
Job | Coach |
Cricketer | |
Books | Simmo: Cricket Then and Now |
When the Water Smokes: A Peltier Creek Chronicle | |
Wilderness is where You Find it | |
Died | Ottawa |
Canada | |
19501962 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Cfl status | National |
Bowl | leg spin |
Bat | Right-handed |
Nicknam | Simmo |
Role | Batsman |
Last test | 3 May 1978 v West Indies |
Siblings | Jack Simpson |
Bill Simpson | |
Inducted date | 2013 |
Date of died | November 28,2007 |
Teams coached | Australian Men’s Cricket Team |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 540471 |
Bob Simpson Life story
Robert Baddeley Simpson AO is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia, captaining the national team from 1963/64 until 1967/68, and again in 1977–78. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian team. He is also known as Bobby or Simmo.