William Simpson (cricket umpire)

English cricket umpire

William Simpson

Personal information

Full name|

William Frederick Simpson

Born| 1915
Croydon, Surrey, England
Died| 18 April 1967 (aged 52)
Wandsworth, London, England
Umpiring information
FC umpired| 26 (1949–1966)
LA umpired| 1 (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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "William Simpson as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
2. ^ a b c "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.

## External links[edit]

* William Simpson at Cricket Archive (subscription required)