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John Simpson

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John Simpson

John Simpson appears in 38 matches with a full FairPlay scorecard (17 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026). 1,085 runs in 47 innings. 209 matches in FairPlay's recorded career data.

Player profile

Country
England
Role
Wicketkeeper
Batting
Left-hand bat
Born
13 Jul 1988 Age 38
Recorded matches
20912 internationals

John Simpson is a wicketkeeper from England with 209 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 12 internationals (12 ODIs).

Batting: 5,889 runs across all recorded formats, with 6 hundreds and 28 fifties; the most runs came in First-class cricket (3,012) and the highest recorded score is 181.

Career figures by format

Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.

John Simpson: batting and bowling figures by format in FairPlay's recorded data
FormatMatInnsRunsHSAvgSR100/50WktsBowl avgEcon5w
ODI12112527425.20105.40/1––––
T20 (league and domestic)101971,7556320.41134.10/6––––
T1044705417.50304.30/1––––
100-ball11111847120.44136.30/1––––
First-class591023,01218133.8448.46/14––––
List A22226168532.4295.10/5––––

Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.

John Simpson at a glance

FairPlay holds 38 complete scorecards featuring John Simpson, most recently for Sussex (T20 and shorter, one-day, first-class).

In those matches John Simpson batted 47 times for 1,085 runs at a strike rate of 72.53. The highest score was 136 off 226 balls against Yorkshire.

How the 42 dismissals happened: caught 28, LBW 9, bowled 5.

These matches were played at 12 different grounds.

Figures in FairPlay's scorecards

Batting
4751,08513625.8372.536/2
Bowling
Did not bowl in these matches.

Match by match

Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.

DateMatch
1 Nov 2026South Africa v EnglandBat 9 (7) · Bowl –
31 Oct 2026England v IndiaBat 7 (3) · Bowl –
30 Oct 2026England v AustraliaBat 54* (12) · Bowl –
30 Oct 2026Hong Kong v EnglandBat 0 (1) · Bowl –
24 Sept 2026Hampshire v SussexBat 21 (52) & 8 (15) · Bowl –
15 Sept 2026Sussex v NottinghamshireBat 34 (78) · Bowl –
8 Sept 2026Sussex v SurreyBat 61 (96) · Bowl –
2 Sept 2026Essex v SussexBat 17 (58) & 0 (6) · Bowl –
27 Aug 2026Sussex v SomersetBat 64* (102) · Bowl –
20 Aug 2026Warwickshire v SussexBat 0 (5) & 11 (30) · Bowl –
11 Aug 2026Middlesex v SussexBat 65 (60) · Bowl –
9 Aug 2026Sussex v HampshireBat 5 (3) · Bowl –
7 Aug 2026Sussex v WorcestershireBat 30 (28) · Bowl –
3 Jul 2026Sussex v EssexBat 2 (9) · Bowl –
1 Jul 2026Warwickshire v SussexBat 10 (10) · Bowl –
26 Jun 2026Sussex v SurreyBat 12 (12) · Bowl –
19 Jun 2026Sussex v HampshireBat 2 (14) & 14 (38) · Bowl –
12 Jun 2026Sussex v GlamorganBat 34 (71) · Bowl –
7 Jun 2026Sussex v KentBat 33 (22) · Bowl –
5 Jun 2026Sussex v LeicestershireBat 12 (12) · Bowl –
2 Jun 2026Hampshire v SussexBat 19 (14) · Bowl –
30 May 2026Sussex v MiddlesexBat 7 (6) · Bowl –
25 May 2026Kent v SussexBat 4 (6) · Bowl –
22 May 2026Essex v SussexBat 63 (23) · Bowl –
15 May 2026Somerset v SussexBat 6 (19) & 14* (65) · Bowl –
8 May 2026Sussex v LeicestershireBat 114* (141) · Bowl –
1 May 2026Surrey v SussexBat 0 (2) & 13 (50) · Bowl –
24 Apr 2026Yorkshire v SussexBat 136 (226) & 4 (31) · Bowl –
10 Apr 2026Sussex v WarwickshireBat 5 (7) & 1 (15) · Bowl –
3 Apr 2026Leicestershire v SussexBat 17 (37) & 5 (7) · Bowl –
10 Dec 2025Kathmandu Gurkhas v Lumbini LionsBat 18 (17) · Bowl –
4 Dec 2025Pokhara Avengers v Kathmandu GurkhasBat 2 (4) · Bowl –
30 Nov 2025Karnali Yaks v Kathmandu GurkhasBat 41 (21) · Bowl –
28 Nov 2025Chitwan Rhinos v Kathmandu GurkhasBat 60 (29) · Bowl –
25 Nov 2025Kathmandu Gurkhas v Lumbini LionsBat 7 (3) · Bowl –
22 Nov 2025Kathmandu Gurkhas v Biratnagar KingsBat 7* (5) · Bowl –
19 Nov 2025Kathmandu Gurkhas v Sudurpaschim RoyalsBat 24 (18) · Bowl –
17 Nov 2025Janakpur Bolts v Kathmandu GurkhasBat 13 (6) · Bowl –

England's next match

Australia v England, One Day International, 12 Nov 2026 at Perth Stadium.

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