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- 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. However, it was cricket where his true calling was, as he started playing the game professionally.
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Bob Simpson became only the second man in cricket history to score a triple ton as his first Test century, the other being Sir Garfield Sobers. [34] Later in December 2016, an Indian cricketer Karun Nair, joined this elite club when he scored 303 not out, as his maiden century against England at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. [34]
Dec 20, 2014 · India's tour of Australia in 1977-78 was completely overshadowed by the arrival of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket (WSC), unleashed on the world six months earlier, which left the home side...
Feb 3, 2016 · He is often regarded as the saviour of Australian cricket for his act of coming out of retirement to lead a depleted side in the 1970s. On his birthday, Chinmay Jawalekar looks at 15 facts...
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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.
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...
- Male
- March 3, 1936
- Australia
Robert Baddeley Simpson, commonly known as Bob Simpson, is an iconic figure in the world of Australian cricket. Born on February 3, 1936, in Sydney,
Robert ‘Bob’ Simpson AO was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 as an Athlete Member for his contribution to the sport of cricket. Originally from Marrickville in New South Wales, Simpson was one of the finest all-round cricketers to play for Australia.
