{"id":156910,"date":"2025-08-16T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=156910"},"modified":"2025-08-16T12:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:24:40","slug":"vale-bob-simpson-ao-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/vale-bob-simpson-ao-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale Bob Simpson AO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Vale Bob Simpson AO<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156911 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vale-Bob-Simpson-AO.jpg\" alt=\"Vale Bob Simpson AO\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source: Cricket Australia \u2013 CA Multicultural Media (eLanka)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Cricket Australia (CA) is mourning the passing of former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson aged 89.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">One of the greats of Australian cricket, Simpson made an indelible mark on the game as a champion opening batter, brilliant slips fielder and handy leg spinner; and as a respected and long-serving coach including of the Australian men\u2019s team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Robert Baddeley Simpson played 62 Tests for Australia between 1957 and 1978 scoring 4869 runs at 46.81 including 10 centuries, 27 half-centuries with a top score of 311. He took 110 catches and 71 wickets at 42.26 with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 5\/57.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Simpson was just 16 when he made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Victoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He went on to play 257 first class matches including for New South Wales and Western Australia, making 21,029 runs at 56.22 with 60 centuries and 100 half centuries and a top score of 359. He took 383 catches and 349 wickets at 38.07 with best figures of 5\/33.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An opener renowned for his sound technique and ability to accumulate scores under pressure, Simpson\u2019s epic maiden Test century &#8211; 311 in Australia\u2019s score of 8\/656 in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in 1964 to ensure retention of the Ashes, is long-remembered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Captaining Australia in 39 of his 62 Tests, Simpson\u2019s long-time opening partnership with Bill Lawry was recognised as one of the most significant in Australian Test history and included a record 382 run opening stand against the West Indies in 1965.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Simpson is renowned particularly for his decision to come out of retirement aged 41 to lead Australia upon the advent of World Series Cricket, captaining a team devoid of many established players to an eventful 3-2 home victory over India and on a difficult tour of the West Indies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">As national coach from 1986 to 1996, Simpson was instrumental in the revival of the Australian team\u2019s fortunes, including victory in the 1987 World Cup, the 1989 Ashes series victory in England and an away series victory over the previously dominant West Indies in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Simpson was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1978 and an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2007. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Australian team will pay tribute to Bob Simpson with a moment\u2019s silence before tonight\u2019s one day international against South Africa in Cairns and will also wear black arm bands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Mike Baird, CA Chair said:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cBob Simpson was one of the greats of Australian cricket and this is a sad day for anyone fortunate to have watched him play or who benefited from his wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cAs a brilliant opening batter, incredible slips fielder and handy spin bowler, Bob was a mainstay of a very strong Australian team in the 1960s, and he became a leader across the game as Australian and New South Wales captain and as a coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cBob\u2019s decision to come out of retirement to successfully lead the Australian team during the advent of World Series Cricket in 1977 was a wonderful service to the game, and his coaching set the foundation for a golden era for Australian cricket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cOn behalf of Cricket Australia, I would like to express my warmest condolences to Bob\u2019s family, friends, teammates and all those touched by his vast contribution to cricket.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">ENDS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vale Bob Simpson AO Source: Cricket Australia \u2013 CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Cricket Australia (CA) is mourning the passing of former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson aged 89. 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