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Robert Baddeley Simpson AO (born 3 February 1936) 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 .
A key figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades, as cricketer, captain, coach and commentator, Bob Simpson first toured with Australia in 1957-58 as an allrounder, bowling legbreaks...
- Male
- March 3, 1936
- Australia
Last ODI. vs West Indies at Mindoo Phillip Park, Apr 12, 1978. All Time Ashes XI - Australia. Read about Bob Simpson's career details on Cricbuzz.com.
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- Scottish descent: Simpson was as born in Sydney, New South Wales, in a family of Scottish descent. His father Jock was a printer and a professional soccer player with Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League, while his mother hailed from Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, from where they migrated to Australia.
- Sports-nut: His elder brothers Bill and Jack, who played in first division Sydney Grade Cricket, encouraged Simpson to pursue cricket. But as a youngster, he was also adept at golf, baseball, soccer squash and tennis.
- First-Class debut: At 16 years and 354 days, Simpson made his First-Class debut for New South Wales (NSW), thus becoming the second-youngest cricketer to make his debut for the state after his team-mate Ian Craig.
- Slip fielder: During his tenure for NSW, an incident occurred which went on to shape one of Simpson’s finest aspects of cricket. He came out as a substitute fielder in one of the matches, and NSW captain Keith Miller told him to stand at the slips instead of the outfield, which is supposed to be the traditional territory of substitute fielders.
Bob Simpson, the former Australian captain and coach, was known to be a confident and tenacious competitor. Simpson made his debut against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1957. He represented Australia in 2 One-Day Internationals and 62 Tests.
Bob Simpson has enjoyed one of the most storied careers in Australian cricket. Apart from having two stints as Australian captain, he was also one of the most successful coaches.
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