William Simpson (cricket umpire)

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William Simpson
Personal information
Full name
William Frederick Simpson
Born1915
Croydon, Surrey, England
Died18 April 1967 (aged 52)
Wandsworth, London, England
Umpiring information
FC  umpired26 (1949–1966)
LA  umpired1 (1966)
Source: CricketArchive, 14 March 2021

William Frederick Simpson (1915 – 18 April 1967) was an English cricket umpire.

Simpson began officiating in first-class cricket in 1949, when he stood twice in matches involving the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Essex and Cambridge University at Lord's. [1] He was at the time employed on the staff of the MCC. Shortly thereafter, he began coaching on cricket at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. [2] While engaged at Cranwell, Simpson played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 1951. [3] He stood as an umpire in nearly 50 matches in the Minor Counties Championship between 1954 and 1963, [4] before being appointed to the first-class list of umpires in 1966. [2] Nearly twenty years after he last officiated in first-class cricket, Simpson stood in 25 first-class matches in 1966, [1] in addition to umpiring a single List A one-day match in the quarter-final of the Gillette Cup between Worcestershire and Essex. [5] However, a year after his appointment to the first-class list, Simpson died at Wandsworth in April 1967, at the age of 52. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "William Simpson as Umpire in First-Class Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1967". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Simpson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "William Simpson as Umpire in Minor Counties Championship Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. "William Simpson as Umpire in List A Matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.