Arthur Sims
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| Batting style | Right handed batsman | |
| Bowling type | - | |
| First-class record | ||
| Matches | 53 | |
| Runs scored | 2182 | |
| Batting average | 26.28 | |
| 100s/50s | 2/8 | |
| Top score | 184* | |
| Balls bowled | Unknown | |
| Wickets | 19 | |
| Bowling average | 21.52 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |
| Best Bowling | 5-36 | |
| Catches/Stumpings | 51/0 | |
| First class debut: -, 1896 Last first class game: -, 1914 Source: [1] |
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Sir Arthur Sims (July 27, 1877 - April 27, 1969) was a New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Canterbury. He was born in Lincolnshire, England but played his cricket in New Zealand and on occasions for Australia. In 1913/14 he captained an Australian XI, putting on 433 runs for the 8th wicket with Victor Trumper. It was, and still is, the world record for that wicket in first class cricket.
He was knighted in the 1950 New Year Honours "[f]or services to medicine and education in the British Commonwealth."[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38797, page 2, 30 December 1949. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 38963, page 3511, 7 July 1950. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
