David Simpson (Scottish cricketer)

David John Simpson (born 23 February 1961) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.

David Simpson
Personal information
Full name
David John Simpson
Born (1961-02-23) 23 February 1961
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984–1985Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 2 4
Runs scored 19 14
Batting average 6.33 3.50
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 9 7
Catches/stumpings 1/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2022

Simpson was born at Irvine in February 1945 and was educated in Ayr at Belmont Academy. He played club cricket for Ayr, captaining the side on two occasions; the first in 1987, with the second period from 1993 to 1995.[1] Simpson made his debut for Scotland in a first-class match against Ireland at Glasgow in 1984; he made a second first-class appearance against Ireland the following season at Dublin.[2] He scored 19 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 9.[3] The following season, he made four List A one-day appearances against English county opponents in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[4] In his four one-day matches, he scored 14 runs with a highest score of 7.[5] Outside of cricket, Simpson worked in the insurance industry.

References
  1. "Club Captains". www.ayrcc.org. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by David Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. "List A Matches played by David Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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