John Andrew Simpson (born 13 July 1988) is an English cricketer who plays for, and captains, Sussex County Cricket Club. Simpson is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman who won the Denis Compton Award in 2004 at Lancashire, and 2011 at Middlesex. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in July 2021.
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| Full name | John Andrew Simpson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1988 Bury, Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Walter Gowers (great grandfather) Ken Gowers (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 263) | 8 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Cumberland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2023 | Middlesex (squad no. 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sussex (squad no. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editDomestic career
editSimpson represented England U19s on tour to India in 2004/05 aged 16 and again in 2005/06 on a tour to Bangladesh. For the 2007 season he joined Lancashire on a scholarship, he played second XI cricket for Lancashire, Durham and Nottinghamshire during the campaign.
In 2009 he made his professional debut when selected for Middlesex's Twenty20 match against Sussex. On 9 April 2010, Simpson made his first-class debut against Worcestershire at New Road. He made 20 in the first and 0 in the second innings as Middlesex were beaten by 111 runs, he did however take 5 catches behind the stumps.
Simpson averaged 18.05 in the 2012 season, with no hundreds or fifties.[1] However, in the opening round of matches of the 2013 County Championship, Simpson made 97 not out for Middlesex.[2]
In 2018, he played for Brothers Union in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in Bangladesh.[3]
He was signed by Northern Superchargers for first edition of The Hundred tournament.[4][5] In April 2022, he was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[6]
Simpson was awarded a testimonial year by Middlesex in 2023.[7]
Simpson joined Sussex on a four-year contract on 20 October 2023. [8] In January 2024 Sussex named him as captain, initially for the first seven County Championship matches.[9]
International career
editIn July 2021, Simpson was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan,[10] after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.[11] Simpson made his ODI debut on 8 July 2021, for England against Pakistan.[12]
Family links to other sports
editSimpson is the grandson and great-grandson of two former professional rugby league footballers who were regarded as two of the best fullbacks in the game at their times. His great-grandfather, Walter Gowers, played as a fullback for Rochdale Hornets during the Interwar period as well as being selected for the Great Britain touring squad to Australasia in 1928 even though he did not actually play at test match level.
Simpson's grandfather, Ken Gowers (Walter's son) was the outstanding fullback for Swinton from the 1950s to the 1970s. Ken was one of several Swinton players who were capped for Great Britain during the 1960s when the Lions' ground Station Road was the scene of many great Lions' victories in the club's postwar "swinging sixties" decade. Ken Gowers was also a useful cricketer. He would often change from the oval ball game to the summer game after rugby league fixtures were completed each spring.
John Simpson's father Jack Simpson played Lacrosse for England and Rochdale for whom he played in two world championships.
References
edit- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "County Championship Division One at Nottingham, Apr 10-13 2013 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Dhanmondi overcome Asif Hasan's hat-trick for thrilling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "The Hundred team guide: Northern Superchargers - all you need to know". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Northern Superchargers (Men) Squad - N S-Chargers Squad - The Hundred Men's Competition, 2021 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "MIDDLESEX CRICKET AWARDS JOHN SIMPSON A TESTIMONIAL YEAR IN 2023". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "JOHN SIMPSON LEAVES MIDDLESEX TO JOIN SUSSEX ON LONG-TERM DEAL". www.middlesexccc.com.
- ^ "John Simpson and Tymal Mills: Sussex name England pair as captains for 2024". BBC Sport. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "England Men announce new squad for Royal London Series against Pakistan". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Ben Stokes to captain England against Pakistan after seven members in bio-bubble test positive for COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Cardiff, Jul 8 2021, Pakistan tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.