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Full Name
John Andrew Simpson
Born
July 13, 1988, Bury, Lancashire
Age
36y 361d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Wicketkeeper Batter
TEAMS
Neat and reliable wicketkeeper-batter John Simpson was a Middlesex stalwart for over a decade, before moving to Sussex and leading the club's promotion back to Division One of the County Championship.
He played first-team Lancashire League cricket when only ten, and went on to represent Lancashire in every age group from Under-11 upwards. But it took a move to Middlesex to realise his ambition of becoming a professional cricketer. He came into his own during the 2011 season, when 869 runs at 43.45 and 65 victims behind the stumps played a big part in the county's promotion campaign.
Simpson was never really in the running for a Test cap, but for one extraordinary week in July 2021, his dream of England recognition came true, when he was called up to a second-choice ODI side (Covid had put most of the original side out of contention) to take on Pakistan. He played all three games and took nine catches in a 3-0 clean sweep, including five in an innings on his home ground at Lord's.
Before then, his career highlight had come on a memorable final afternoon at Taunton in 2016, when his 79 not out from 80 balls, rounded off with two leg-side sixes, completed a thrilling chase in a season that brought Middlesex their first Championship title in over two decades. A hundred against Hampshire in May that year, the fifth first-class hundred of his career, was another strikingly fluent display. Simpson finished that season with 779 runs at 43.27.
In 2022 he topped 1000 runs in a season for the first time. But after a poor 2023, he opted to leave Middlesex for a fresh challenge at the age of 35, taking on the Championship captaincy down at Hove. His batting form was revelatory, with 1197 runs at 74.81 - including a career-best 205 not out against Leicestershire - and Sussex benefited from an experienced hand on the tiller as they won promotion after a nine-year absence from Division One.
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Recent Matches of John Simpson
Match | Bat | Wkt | Date | Ground | Format |
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Sussex vs Hampshire | 16 | 0c/0s | 05-Jul-2025 | Hove | T20 |
Sussex vs Kent | 12 | 0c/0s | 04-Jul-2025 | Canterbury | T20 |
Sussex vs Warwickshire | 30 | 5c/0s & 0c/0s | 29-Jun-2025 | Hove | FC |
Sussex vs Durham | 40 & 85 | 5c/0s | 22-Jun-2025 | Chester-le-Street | FC |
Sussex vs Surrey | 21 | 0c/0s | 18-Jun-2025 | The Oval | T20 |
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