Bob Simpson
| Full name: | Robert Baddeley Simpson |
| Born: | 3rd February 1936, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died: | 16th August 2025, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Leg-break and googly |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Biography: | Appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours. New South Wales benefit year in 1970-1971. |
| Relations: | Son-in-law: AMJ Hilditch |
| Teams: | Australia (Test: 1957/58-1977/78); Australia (ODI: 1977/78); New South Wales (Main FC: 1952/53-1977/78); Western Australia (Main FC: 1956/57-1960/61); New South Wales (Main ListA: 1977/78); All teams |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1965 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1965 | |
| South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1967 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Bobby Simpson |
| Simpson swats age theory | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1957/58-1977/78) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Australia | 62 | 111 | 7 | 4869 | 311 | 46.81 | 10 | 27 | 110 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1957/58-1977/78) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Australia | 6881 | 253 | 3001 | 71 | 5-57 | 42.26 | 2 | 0 | 96.91 | 2.61 |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1977/78) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 67.92 | 4 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1977/78) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Australia | 102 | 0 | 95 | 2 | 2-30 | 47.50 | 0 | 0 | 51.00 | 5.58 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1952/53-1977/78) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 257 | 436 | 62 | 21029 | 359 | 56.22 | 60 | 100 | 383 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1952/53-1977/78) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 28078 | 903 | 13288 | 349 | 5-33 | 38.07 | 6 | 0 | 80.45 | 2.83 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1964-1977/78) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 6 | 6 | 1 | 165 | 37 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1964-1977/78) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 166 | 0 | 134 | 4 | 2-30 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 | 41.50 | 4.84 |
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