Harry Lester Simms (31 January 1888 – 9 June 1942) was an English first-class

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er. Simms was born in Adelaide, Australia but moved to England where he played cricket with

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from 1905 until 1913. He also played with Warwickshire and the European side based in India. His brother,

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, also played first-class cricket for Sussex.

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