Country: | England |
Fullname: | Harry Lester Simms |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1888 |
Birth Place: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Death Place: | Oatlands, Surrey, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
Family: | Royston Simms (brother) |
Club1: | Warwickshire |
Year1: | 1921 - 1922 |
Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
Year2: | 1912 |
Club3: | Europeans (India) |
Year3: | 1909/10 - 1916/17 |
Club4: | Sussex |
Year4: | 1905 - 1913 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 110 |
Runs1: | 3,154 |
Bat Avg1: | 17.92 |
100S/50S1: | 1/11 |
Top Score1: | 126 |
Deliveries1: | 8,440 |
Wickets1: | 220 |
Bowl Avg1: | 19.47 |
Fivefor1: | 12 |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 7/84 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 71/ - |
Date: | 15 March |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20512.html ESPNcricinfo |
Harry Lester Simms (31 January 1888 – 9 June 1942) was an English first-class cricketer. Simms was born in Adelaide, Australia but moved to England where he played cricket with Sussex from 1905 until 1913. He also played with Warwickshire and the European side based in India.
His brother, Royston, also played first-class cricket for Sussex.