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.
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Full name | Harry Lester Simms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 31 January 1888||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 June 1942 Oatlands, Surrey, England | (aged 54)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Royston Simms (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1921–1922 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1912 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1909/10–1916/17 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1905–1913 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 March 2012 |
His brother, Royston, also played first-class cricket for Sussex.