Valentine Simpson

Valentine Simpson
Personal information
Full name
Valentine Simpson
Born(1849-08-15)15 August 1849
Newington, Surrey, England
Died2 November 1915(1915-11-02) (aged 66)
Fareham, Hampshire, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2023

Valentine Simpson (15 August 1849 — 2 November 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of John Henry Simpson,[1] he was born at Newington in August 1859. A club cricketer for Reigate Priory Cricket Club, he later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton in 1885.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Alec Hearne, while in their second innings he was dismissed by Jimmy Wootton.[3] Outside of cricket, Simpson was a pastoral farmer. He farmed a herd of roughly sixty Jersey and Guernsey cattle, which he sold in February 1883, alongside Albany Farm near Fareham.[4] He was a member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, having been elected in 1873.[5] He was also associated as a club cricketer with Fareham Cricket Club, where he was described as "Fareham's Jessop" and was described by the Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer as being a "forcing bat, with an eye like a hawk, and hardly ever known to miss a catch".[6][7] Simpson died at Fareham in November 1915.

References

  1. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 12 May 1877. p. 5. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Valentine Simpson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Kent, County Match 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Albany Farm, Fareham, Hants". Hampshire Chronicle. Winchester. 3 February 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England". Royal Agricultural Society of England. 26–50. London: 110. 1890. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Fareham cricket and some of its players". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. Portsmouth. 16 May 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Single". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. Portsmouth. 9 May 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.