Bob Simpson (cricketer)

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Bob Simpson

Simpson in 1957
Personal information
Full name	Robert Baddeley Simpson
Born	(1936-02-03) 3 February 1936 (age 88) Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Simmo
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia (1957-1978)
Test debut (cap 209)	23 December 1957 v South Africa
Last Test	3 May 1978 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 44)	22 February 1978 v West Indies
Last ODI	12 April 1978 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952/53–1955/56	New South Wales
1956/57–1960/61	Western Australia
1961/62–1977/78	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 62 2 257 6 Runs scored 4,869 36 21,029 165 Batting average 46.81 18.00 56.22 33.00 100s/50s 10/27 0/0 60/100 0/0 Top score 311 23 359 37 Balls bowled 6,881 102 27,998 166 Wickets 71 2 349 4 Bowling average 42.26 47.50 38.07 33.50 5 wickets in innings 2 0 6 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/57 2/30 5/33 2/30 Catches/stumpings 110/– 4/– 383/– 6/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia as Coach ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1987 India and Pakistan
Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2008

Robert Baddeley Simpson AO (born 3 February 1936), known as Bobby or Simmo, is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia. He captained the Australian team from 1963/64 until 1967/68 and again in 1977–78. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the national team.

An outstanding fielder with the highest catch rate in Tests, Simpson was a top-level right-handed batsman and semi-regular leg spin bowler. After ten years in retirement, he returned to the spotlight at age 41 to captain Australia during the era of World Series Cricket.

In 1986 he was appointed coach of the Australian team, a position he held until being replaced by Geoff Marsh in July 1996. Under Simpson's tutelage, the team went from a struggling team, losing a succession of Test series, to the strongest team in world cricket. Some of the team's greatest achievements in his time as coach were winning the 1987 World Cup, regaining The Ashes in England in 1989, and overcoming the previously dominant West Indies on their home grounds in 1995. He also coached county cricket in England, with Leicestershire and Lancashire.