ICC chairman Jay Shah has mourned the passing of former Australia captain Bob Simpson, praising his immense contributions to the game and stating that he will be remembered as a true legend of cricket.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Cricket Australia (CA) said Simpson died in Sydney at the age of 89. <\/p>\n
“Bob Simpson was one of the true greats of our sport, and it is deeply saddening to learn of his passing. His legacy is immense. As a player, captain, and later as a coach, he shaped Australian cricket and inspired the global game,” Shah said in a statement. <\/p>\n
“He nurtured and guided a generation of players who went on to become legends in their own right, and his influence extended far beyond the field. On behalf of the International Cricket Council, I extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and the entire cricket fraternity. His passing is a profound loss for the game, but his contributions will always be remembered and cherished,” he added. <\/p>\n
An ICC Hall of Famer, Simpson played 62 Tests for Australia between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs at an average of 46.81 with 10 centuries, 27 half-centuries and a highest score of 311. <\/p>\n
A fine leg-spinner, he took 71 wickets at 42.26 with two five-wicket hauls and best figures of five for 57. He was also an astute fielder, taking 110 catches. After retiring in 1968, Simpson made a famous comeback as Test captain in 1978 at the age of 41 to lead a weakened Australia side. <\/p>\n
After retirement, he became Australia\u2019s first full-time coach and was also a national selector. Simpson was also the consultant with the Indian team in 1999 and also coached Leicestershire and Lancashire in county cricket in England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ICC chairman Jay Shah has mourned the passing of former Australia captain Bob Simpson, praising his immense contributions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,35086,56205,740,49540,7301,57928,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-74808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-australian-cricket","11":"tag-bob-simpson","12":"tag-cricket","13":"tag-cricket-history","14":"tag-icc","15":"tag-jay-shah","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}