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Bob Simpson, Player and Coach Who Shaped Australian Cricket, Dies at 89

Cricket Australia has ordered a moment’s silence along with black armbands at Saturday’s Cairns ODI as a tribute to Simpson’s impact on the national side

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Bobby Simpson (R) chats to Indian fast bowler Debashish Mohanty (L) during the 1999 World Cup
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Former Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson (R) in a file photo. | Image: AP

Overview

  • Cricket Australia confirmed Simpson’s death on August 16, triggering nationwide mourning for the former captain and coach
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird lauded Simpson’s leadership and transformative influence on the team
  • Over 62 Tests, Simpson compiled 4,869 runs with 10 centuries—including a marathon 311 at Old Trafford—and set a then-record with 110 catches in the slips
  • As Australia’s first full-time coach from 1986 to 1996, he steered the side to the 1987 World Cup victory, reclaimed the Ashes in 1989 and won a series in the West Indies in 1995
  • Simpson’s global coaching and consultancy work earned him induction into both the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and the ICC Hall of Fame