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| Full name | Sir Arthur Sims | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1877 Spridlington, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 April 1969 (aged 91) East Hoathly, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896/97–1912/13 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 8 January 1897 Canterbury v Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 27 March 1914 Australia v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Arthur Sims (27 July 1877 – 27 April 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]
He founded the Sir Arthur Sims Scholarship for graduates of Australian[3] and Canadian[4] Universities to study in the United Kingdom.
References
- ^ "No. 38797". The London Gazette (invalid
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- ^ http://www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/utr/pdf/utr6080.pdf
- ^ http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/1998-99/special/05/112.html
References
- "Sir Arthur Sims—Businessman and sportsman". Obituaries. The Times. No. 57547. London. 29 April 1969. col G, p. 12.
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