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David William Simpkins (29 May 1934 – 6 August 2009) was an English cricketer. Simpkins was a left-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Derry Hill, Wiltshire.

Simpkins made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire against Dorset in 1963. From 1963 to 1975, he represented the county in 20 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Dorset.

Simpkins also represented Wiltshire in 2 List-A matches. His List-A debut for the county came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup. His second and final List-A match for Wiltshire came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. In his 2 List-A matches, he scored 7 runs at a batting average of 3.50, with a high score of 5. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.

Personal life and death

Simpkins died in Chippenham on 6 August 2009, at the age of 75.

His son, also called David also represented Wiltshire in List-A and Minor Counties cricket, as well as playing a single first-class match for Gloucestershire.

References

1. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Simpkins
2. List-A Matches played by David Simpkins
3. List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Simpkins
4. "David Simpkins". The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• David Simpkins at Cricinfo
• David Simpkins at CricketArchive

• 1934 births
• 2009 deaths
• English cricketers
• Wiltshire cricketers
• Wicket-keepers
• Cricketers from Wiltshire