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Full name | Valentine Simpson | ||||||||||||||
Born | Newington, Surrey, England | 15 August 1849||||||||||||||
Died | 2 November 1915 Fareham, Hampshire, England | (aged 66)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 29 July 2023 |
Valentine Simpson (15 August 1849 — 2 November 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of John Henry Simpson, [1] he was born at Newington in August 1859. A club cricketer for Reigate Priory Cricket Club, he later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton in 1885. [2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Alec Hearne, while in their second innings he was dismissed by Jimmy Wootton. [3] Outside of cricket, Simpson was a pastoral farmer. He farmed a herd of roughly sixty Jersey and Guernsey cattle, which he sold in February 1883, alongside Albany Farm near Fareham. [4] He was a member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, having been elected in 1873. [5] He was also associated as a club cricketer with Fareham Cricket Club, where he was described as "Fareham's Jessop" and was described by the Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer as being a "forcing bat, with an eye like a hawk, and hardly ever known to miss a catch". [6] [7] Simpson died at Fareham in November 1915.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Valentine Simpson | ||||||||||||||
Born | Newington, Surrey, England | 15 August 1849||||||||||||||
Died | 2 November 1915 Fareham, Hampshire, England | (aged 66)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 29 July 2023 |
Valentine Simpson (15 August 1849 — 2 November 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of John Henry Simpson, [1] he was born at Newington in August 1859. A club cricketer for Reigate Priory Cricket Club, he later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton in 1885. [2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Alec Hearne, while in their second innings he was dismissed by Jimmy Wootton. [3] Outside of cricket, Simpson was a pastoral farmer. He farmed a herd of roughly sixty Jersey and Guernsey cattle, which he sold in February 1883, alongside Albany Farm near Fareham. [4] He was a member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, having been elected in 1873. [5] He was also associated as a club cricketer with Fareham Cricket Club, where he was described as "Fareham's Jessop" and was described by the Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer as being a "forcing bat, with an eye like a hawk, and hardly ever known to miss a catch". [6] [7] Simpson died at Fareham in November 1915.