John Simpson (English cricketer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Simpson in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Andrew Simpson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1988 Bury, Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Walter Gowers (great grandfather) Ken Gowers (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 263) | 8 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Cumberland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2023 | Middlesex (squad no. 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Sussex (squad no. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Andrew Simpson (born 13 July 1988) is an English cricketer who plays for, and captains, Sussex County Cricket Club. Simpson is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman who won the Denis Compton Award in 2004 at Lancashire, and 2011 at Middlesex. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in July 2021.
Domestic career
Simpson represented England U19s on tour to India in 2004/05 aged 16 and again in 2005/06 on a tour to Bangladesh. For the 2007 season he joined Lancashire on a scholarship, he played second XI cricket for Lancashire, Durham and Nottinghamshire during the campaign.
In 2009 he made his professional debut when selected for Middlesex's Twenty20 match against Sussex. On 9 April 2010, Simpson made his first-class debut against Worcestershire at New Road. He made 20 in the first and 0 in the second innings as Middlesex were beaten by 111 runs, he did however take 5 catches behind the stumps.
Simpson averaged 18.05 in the 2012 season, with no hundreds or fifties.[1] However, in the opening round of matches of the 2013 County Championship, Simpson made 97 not out for Middlesex.[2]
In 2018, he played for Brothers Union in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in Bangladesh.[3]
He was signed by Northern Superchargers for first edition of The Hundred tournament.[4][5] In April 2022, he was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[6]
Simpson was awarded a testimonial year by Middlesex in 2023.[7]
Simpson joined Sussex on a four-year contract on 20 October 2023. [8] In January 2024 Sussex named him as captain, initially for the first seven County Championship matches.[9]
International career
In July 2021, Simpson was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan,[10] after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.[11] Simpson made his ODI debut on 8 July 2021, for England against Pakistan.[12]