Archibald Sim
South African cricketer
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Archibald Millar Robertson Sim (8 January 1942 – 30 March 2023)[1] was a South African cricketer. Sim was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province.
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
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| Full name | Archibald Millar Robertson Sim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1942 Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2023 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962/63 | North Eastern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sim made his first-class debut for North Eastern Transvaal against Rhodesia in the 1962/63 Currie Cup. He made two further appearances in that season's competition, against Border and Rhodesia.[2] In his three appearances, he scored 45 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 17.[3] He played county cricket for Northamptonshire in 1964, making his first-class debut for the county against Cambridge University. He made a further appearance in 1965 against Oxford University, before making two further appearances in 1966 against Oxford University and Nottinghamshire.[2] In his four first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, he scored 151 runs at an average of 25.16, with a high score of 66 not out,[3] which came against Oxford University in 1965.[4]