Jack Simpson (1 December 1920 – 13 January 1997) was a Northern Irish first-class

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er. Simpson was born in

Lisburn Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with ...

and was educated in the town at Wallace High School and Lisburn Technical College. Playing his club cricket for

, Simpson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Paisley in 1954. He batted once in the match, scoring 26 runs in Ireland's first-innings, before being dismissed by Jimmy Allan. He also bowled fifteen wicket-less

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across Scotland's two innings. He died at Lisburn in January 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Jack 1920 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Lisburn People educated at Wallace High School, Lisburn Cricketers from Northern Ireland Irish cricketers Lisburn Cricket Club players